The Last Emperor: Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. With John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying. Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatization of China's eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty: Emperor Puyi.
Deng Sui, revered as Empress Hexi, was a successful monarch and a stunning queen of the Han Dynasty.
Hārītī is the first female deity in Buddhism that was credited with responsibility for protecting women during childbirth and protecting children. Since her introduction to China from India, her image has undergone multiple changes, and the rise and fall of her cult is closely related to the so...
Grand Empress Dowager Bo was an illegitimate daughter who became the second Empress Dowager in the Han Dynasty. She was the concubine of two kings. One of them would eventually become the first Emperor of the Han Dynasty, who would mostly neglect h...
The Legendary Story Happened in Zhangye Buddha Temple(6) 英文版《张掖传》 话说南宋末帝赵显1276年跟着祖母谢太后投降元兵后,被囚禁于大都,封爵瀛国公。元朝统治者为了利用赵显拉拢汉人,巩固其在中国的统治,不但对赵显礼遇有加,还把皇室公主嫁给他为妻,生了一个儿子赵完普。但是当元朝扑灭了南宋的残余势...
Tongzhi was the reign name (niaohao) of the eighth emperor (reigned 1861–1874/75) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12), during whose reign occurred a short revitalization of the beleaguered Qing government, known as the Tongzhi Restoration. Ascending the
The Order of the Ancients, also known as the Order of Ancients,[20] the Snake,[21] the Masked Ones, and derisively as the Order of Heretics,[22] was a secretive religious collective which operated throughout the ancient world. It was founded in 1334 BCE
Nothing But Thirty ( 三十而已 sānshí éryǐ) has been one of the hit Chinese dramas of 2020. This TV series tells the story of three women who have reached their 30s and the pressure they now face.All three women come from different backgrounds with different personalities. The women also...
What is equally obvious in this story is that she was a woman warrior and a loyal subject who courageously fought to save the country from rebels (and the Manchus who occupied the capital three month after the rebels took over the city). However, her life as a Buddhist laywoman is not ...
Wen-Jing period of the Western Han is the first millennium in feudal society of China,which has always attracted the concern and attention of researchers.Among the factors contributing to Wen-Jing period,the role of the Empress Dowager Dou does not get enough attention,who is a strong supporter...