Chinese archaeologists have unearthed the palace of China's first feudal emperor, ... Qin Shihuang was born in 259 B.C. as heir to the throne of Qin, one of the six kingdoms found in what is now ...

In 1912, China's last emperor, Puyi, abdicated the throne after Sun Yat-sen's revolution. The Qing dynasty ruled for 268 years and the country had been under imperial rule for some 2,000 years.

Comrade Aisin Giorro Pu Jie, the heir to China’s throne and brother of the last emperor, Pu Yi, died Monday after a turbulent life during which he was groomed as a puppet emperor by the Japanese ...

Chinese archaeologists say they have unearthed the palace of China's first feudal emperor, best known for the terracotta warrior army guarding his tomb. IE 11 is not supported.

Forensic tests have revealed that China's second-to-last emperor, Guangxu, died of arsenic poisoning 100 years ago this month, in the waning days of imperial China, according to a report published ...

Access to this vast complex of grand palaces, abundant gardens, and sacred pavilions was off limits to most of imperial China's people, who could only imagine the grandeur beyond the gates.