The new emperor took the throne earlier this year after his father ... the emperor’s outer garment is decorated with a mythical Chinese phoenix, believed to symbolise the arrival of peace.

China repeatedly requested that Emperor Akihito visit after he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989. Diplomatic documents released by the Foreign Ministry on Dec. 20 stated that on Dec. 17 ...

Operating from his base at Taiyuan in northern China, Li Yuan and his ... made one of his grandsons a puppet emperor. The ...

As the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang would have wanted his legacy to be remembered long after his demise, hence the ...

Akihito, now emperor emeritus ... Akihito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989, and China repeatedly invited him to visit. In 1991, the Foreign Ministry considered how Prime Minister Toshiki ...

At the exhibition Rejoicing in Woods and Springs, visitors observe a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) painting depicting Emperor ...

She also attempted to put her own granddaughter on the throne after the ... another woman would rise to rule China independently, this time taking the title of “emperor.” ...

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 ...