(Some history books say yi was made from millet ... Sea cucumbers and prawns are native to China, but only became imperial dishes much later. As cities and towns began to develop and thrive ...

(Some history books say yi was made from millet ... Sea cucumbers and prawns are native to China, but only became imperial dishes much later. As cities and towns began to develop and thrive ...

She follows its development from the rise of Confucianism, Buddhism, and the great imperial dynasties to the Mongol ... and an expert exploration of the continuities and disjunctures of Chinese ...

The decline and collapse of imperial China in the 1800s and early 1900s, however, diminished Chinese influence on the global stage for more than a century. In the past two decades, China has ...

Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Emperor Kangxi and his grandson Emperor Qianlong, who are credited with ushering in a golden age in ...

The capital of imperial China between the sixth and 15th centuries, Nanjing today is a centre for innovation that has held onto its history. The eastern city – whose name, meaning “southern ...