One place where you can get a glimpse of that early Manchu heritage is Shenyang Palace, built by Nurhaci Aisin-gioro, the founder of the Manchu Empire. A comparison between this palace and its ...

QAPQAL XIBE AUTONOMOUS COUNTY, China — Loyal to the core and prized for their horsemanship, several thousand Manchu soldiers heeded the emperor’s call and, with families and livestock in tow, embarked ...

FOR many years following the disappearance of the old Manchu Empire in 1911 the growth of any real central authority in China was impeded by the country's lack of fiscal resources. The successive ...

BEIJING -- It wasn't from fear of catching SARS that Shen Chen stayed home most nights during the past few weeks. The 26-year-old sportswriter was watching a Chinese television series on an ...