Wu Zetian’s influence across Central Asia helped boost trade, particularly in valuable commodities like silk and tea, which ...

Wu Zetian, the only woman to officially rule as emperor of China, amassed an estimated fortune of $16 trillion, exceeding the ...

Qianling, the tomb of the third Tang emperor, Li Zhi, and Empress Wu Zetian, is located on Liangshan Mountain, 6 kilometers north of Qianxian County seat and 80 kilometers from Xi'an. Here also ...

She was often remembered as a shrewd and cunning ruler, used both political skill and, at times, ruthless tactics to ...

Known for her ambitious way of thought and high intelligent, the Chinese queen, known as Wu Zetian outmaneuvered her rivals ...

Empress Wu Zetian entered the Chinese court as a fifth-tier concubine, but she ended her life as the country's only female emperor. Once described as hated by “gods and men alike," Zetian ...

Chinese Characters is a new series of essays exploring Chinese history through the life stories of key personalities. Here, series presenter Rana Mitter tells the story of Wu Zetian, the female ...

Lorien Chen, editor of BQ magazine tells listeners that famous Chinese movie star Liu Xiaoqing will come to Melbourne with her stage play ' Empress Wu Zeting' in early March.

Wu Zetian is a Chinese television series based on the life story of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of Empress Regnant and became the de facto ruler of China in ...

Damien Hirst has become one of the most famous living British artists. The most influential member of a school of artists originating from Goldsmiths, University of London in the 1980s, Hirst has ...

Luoyang is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in the western part of Henan Province. It was the capital of nine dynasties starting from around 770 B.C. The Chinese government has ...