The technical prowess is just one example of the drama's modernity. Through the narrative of Empress Wu Zetian, China's sole female emperor, audiences can also engage with contemporary themes, such as ...

Insects climb out of their hiding places. ZHANG HONGKE/FOR CHINA DAILY Folklore in the north of China has it that Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) offended the Jade Emperor so that he ...

China was officially admitted as a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Over the past 30 years China has made remarkable progress in the field of intellectual property rights ...

A weary old man with a grey beard and a limp shuffled into the room to deliver a speech that would change the course of the land. The man was Emperor Charles V. Now aged 55, he was tired of spending ...