The so-called Manchu empire was no more than a fabricated term coined by the NHQ. Emperors of the Qing never identified themselves as rulers of a Manchu empire. Secondly, ...

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 ...

It took another four months of fighting before the decadent Manchu empire was overthrown by Sun Yat-sen’s republicans, but Chinese everywhere have always celebrated the “Double Ten” date as ...

The Manchu empire had crumbled, the Chinese Republic was still shaky but triumphant, and emperor, tutor and courtiers knew their days in the Forbidden City were numbered.

Everyone who participated was connected by the Manchu spirit embodied in its motto –”Keep up the Fire”– which is attributed to Col. Emerson Liscum, the regimental commander during the ...