The personal jade seal of the Chinese emperor Qianlong is set to fetch a £5million at auction despite measuring just 1.5 inches square. 16 September 2010 • 10:17am The seal has come from a ...

A jade carving themed on "spring waters and fall mountains", of which the ocher part is the stone's natural color. [Photo provided to China Daily] A Chinese emperor loved jade so much that he ...

WHAT WITH his dozens of concubines, his obsession with collecting precious jade and his ... the Qianlong emperor makes an unlikely hero for the Communist Party of China, especially one led by ...

Jade, which in Chinese culture represents ritual and dignity, naturally became his focus. On receiving a treasured jade piece, the emperor, who credited himself a member of the literati ...

For centuries Huangdi (the Yellow Emperor), legendary ruler and ... and the other legendary rulers of prehistoric China. The case for a 'Jade Age' Over the last 20 years or so, a large number ...

They were made for a Chinese emperor and owned by an English aristocrat. Now these 250-year-old jade elephants are expected to fetch millions of pounds at auction. The exquisite sculptures were ...

Liu has regrettable stature as the Chinese emperor who ruled for the shortest ... That, along with bronze, gold and jade artefacts, makes it clear that Liu was not treated like a commoner in ...

For the Hokkien community in general, "Ti Gong Dan" or the birthday of the Jade Emperor is the most significant event during the 15-day Chinese New Year festivities. In Chinese mythology ...

Lim said the Jade Emperor Festival was not only a major cultural event for the Hokkien community in Penang, but also a significant representation of the flourishing Chinese heritage in Penang.