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3 days ago · Puyi [c] (7 February 1906 – 17 October 1967) was the last emperor of China, reigning as the eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty. He became emperor at the age of two in 1908, but was forced to abdicate in 1912 as a result of Xinhai Revolution at the age of six. During his first reign, he was known as the Xuantong Emperor, with his ...
- Empress Wanrong
Wanrong (Chinese: 婉容; 13 November 1906 – 20 June 1946), of...
- Western Qing Tombs
The Western Qing tombs (Chinese: 清西陵; pinyin: Qīng Xī líng;...
- Tan Yuling
Tan Yuling, Noble Consort Mingxian (born Tatara Yuling; 11...
- Li Shuxian
Biography. Li was ethnic Han Chinese and orphaned by the age...
- Salt Tax Palace
Tongde Hall of the Manchukuo Imperial Palace. The Museum of...
- Gūwalgiya Youlan
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- Chief Executive of Manchukuo
As the power of the court in Beijing weakened, many of the...
- Empress Dowager Cixi
Empress Dowager Cixi [tsʰɹ̩̌.ɕì] (29 November 1835 – 15...
- Empress Wanrong
3 days ago · The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 1711 – 7 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, personal name Hongli, was the fifth emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. He reigned officially from 1735 until his abdication in 1796, but retained ultimate power subsequently until ...
- 18 October 1735 – 9 February 1796
- Empress Xiaoshengxian of the Niohuru clan
12 hours ago · Full-fledged trade guilds emerged, which, among other things, issued regulatory codes and price schedules, and provided a place for travelling merchants to stay and conduct their business. Along with the huiguan trade guilds, guild halls dedicated to more specific professions, gongsuo , began to appear and to control commercial craft or ...
- Peking (Beijing)
2 days ago · The Tang dynasty ( / tɑːŋ /, [6] [tʰǎŋ]; Chinese: 唐朝 [a] ), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
12 hours ago · e. Pure Land Buddhism or Pure Land School ( Chinese: 淨土宗; pinyin: Jìngtǔzōng; Japanese: 浄土仏教, romanized : Jōdo bukkyō; Korean : 정토종; RR : Jeongto-jong; Vietnamese: Tịnh độ tông; also known as Amidism [1] [2]) is a broad branch of Mahayana Buddhism focused on achieving rebirth in a Pure Land. It is one of the most ...
4 days ago · Li Bai (701-762), the most outstanding poet at the height of the Tang Dynasty, is one of the great romantic poets after Qu Yuan. He was later called the "poetic genius." Li Bai's life was full of frustration and his thoughts were complex. Besides a great talent for poetry, Li Bai had also an air of a swordsman, hermit, Taoist and adviser.
1 day ago · Yao Ming ( Chinese: 姚明; born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Yao was selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game ...
