The complexity of the Queen’s hairstyle and headpiece echoes the Ancient Chinese tradition of incorporating jewelry into an elbraote hairstyle that was popular during the Tang Dynasty in the 700s.

During the Qing dynasty, Manchu rulers favored hearty, meat-based dishes with bold flavors and contrasting textures, making this dish a natural fit for imperial banquets.

Traveling along the Tea Horse Road unlocks a land of teahouses, centuries-old monasteries, and epic valley views.

In the late imperial period, too, more and more wealthy Chinese started keeping dogs as house pets. One particularly voguish breed during the Qing Dynasty was the Pekingese: small, shaggy-haired dogs ...

100 years ago Sun Yat-Sen’s Xinhai Revolution began with the Wuchang Uprising, representing the beginning of the end for the Qing dynasty and thousands of years of imperial rule in China.

Xu Haofeng and Xu Jenfeng’s martial arts feature sports flashy fights and fabulous costumes, but doesn’t have a particularly interesting place to go.

Chinese dressed in Qing Dynasty attire take pictures near the side entrance of Forbidden city in Beijing, China, Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) ...

Chinese children dressed in Qing Dynasty royal attire stands for photographs at Beihai park in Beijing, China, Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) ...

Chinese girls dressed in Qing dynasty attire take pictures outside the Drum Tower at Gulou East Street in Beijing, China, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/ Vincent Thian) In Beijing’s Forbidden City, ...

In Beijing’s Forbidden City, once the sprawling palace to China’s Ming and Qing emperors and their legions of guards and servants, steady streams of visitors wearing historical costumes pose ...

BEIJING, China (AP) — In Beijing’s Forbidden City, once the sprawling palace to China’s Ming and Qing emperors and their legions of guards and servants, steady streams of visitors wearing ...