Empress Dowager Ling was not a warrior, but she embraced martial symbols of her own power that were available to women in Taghbach culture but not in Chinese culture. For example, she was an ...

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Maomao’s reputation for resolving conflicts reaches the empress dowager, who will ask her to help unravel a mystery that ...

Of these, the Yuling mausoleum of Emperor Qian Long and Dingling mausoleum of Emperor Dowager Ci Xi are the most magnificent. But in 1928 the underground palaces were blown open by warlord Sun ...

The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Episode 8 sees a new case laid out before Maomao, this one coming from the Empress Dowager herself. The post REVIEW: ‘The Apothecary Diaries’ Episode 32 — “The Empress ...

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Gareth Neame has shared a fresh update on Downton Abbey 3. Following months of radio silence, the executive producer has ...

Han Hsiang Li's lush epic re-creates the fascinating life and times of Tzu Hsi, the Manchu Qing dynasty empress who rose from the ranks of Emperor Xianfeng's many concubines to become the de facto ...