Embroidered silk robe and sleeves which once belonged to the Emperor of China. It was taken from the Imperial Palace by Captain Henry Ely of the 99th Regiment - an antecedent regiment of the ...

Historically, the Chinese emperor was the only person with the divine right to wear robes of the dragon—yellow, blue, red and light blue robes with nine dragon patterns for special occasions and ...

In 1996, archaeologists found the tomb of Emperor Wu-the 6th-century ruler who reigned over the Northern Zhou dynasty from 560 to 580 during the country's dark ages-in northwestern China.

China's first emperor launched an obsessive search for the elixir of life before dying aged 49 in 210 BCE, new archaeological research has revealed. Qin Shi Huang, who created the world-famous ...

[2] The Chinese nation calls itself the descendant ... The dragon’s head on the lapel of the emperor’s robe faced up and represented a flying dragon. It meant that the emperor – like the ...

The terra-cotta army, as it is known, is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany the first emperor of China into the afterlife, according to archaeologists. Ying Zheng took the throne ...

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Here, series presenter Rana Mitter tells the story of Wu Zetian, the female Emperor. Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor in her own right. That woman was Wu Zetian (624-705 ...

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He was advised to ascend the throne, but Xiang famously scoffed at the idea: "After acquiring such wealth and power and not going back home, is like returning home in silken robes in the dead of night ...

the emperor’s younger brother, and his family, all adorned in brightly-coloured robes. Other guests included U.S. Transport Secretary Elaine Chao and Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.