A second revival of bronze collection and production by the Qianlong emperor (ruled 1736-95) rounds out the show. Two nearly identical vases merge classical bronze forms with the proud breasts and ...

‘We have never valued ingenious articles, nor do we have the slightest need of your country’s manufactures,’ the Qianlong emperor bluntly stated in a letter to George III in 1793. The solution was to ...

An exhibition exploring the rich cultural heritage of gardens across the world opens at the Palace Museum in Beijing. Photo: ...

Nicolas Chow, chairman of Sotheby's Asia and worldwide head of Asian art, writes in his preface for Liu's collection of ...

A fictionalised account of the 18th-century Emperor Qianlong’s real-life harem of concubines, the 70-episode series charts the rise and fall of a number of women in the Qing court as they vie ...

When he ascended to the throne, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) inherited an affluent monarchy from his industrious grandfather, Emperor Kangxi, and father, Emperor Yongzheng.

The sudden emergence of DeepSeek did not surprise those who seriously followed China this decade. In fact, recent studies ...

Never let it be said that once London restaurateurs identify a trend, they don’t so much saturate the market but flood it.