She was the de facto emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and she was absolutely dissatisfied with her daily food expense of 60 taels (1 tael is approximately 30 grams) of silver.

Throughout China's long, male-dominated history ... of foot-binding and "death by a thousand cuts". The young Emperor Guangxu was obliged to address her as "qin baba" or "biological father".

In the 10th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1884), Xinjiang was ... discoveries have shown that Xinjiang bore the imprint of Chinese civilization from its earliest days, with ancient trade ...

Grapes symbolize happiness, prosperity and good luck in traditional Chinese culture. As such, patterns of grapes have adorned ...