Though she changed the Li house's Tang Dynasty into the Wu's Zhou Dynasty, she had trouble choosing a successor and finally ordered in her will a return of the throne to the Li house's offspring.

Because Southern Tang had declined by the time Li Jing died, and he had declared himself a vassal of the Later Zhou Dynasty, his mausoleum was much smaller than for Li Bian. The layout of its ...

Wu Zetian’s influence across Central Asia helped boost trade, particularly in valuable commodities like silk and tea, which ...

The Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) is generally regarded as a golden age in imperial Chinese history. The dynasty’s greatness owes much to its second emperor, Taizong, who helped his father, Gaozu, ...

As soon as the music starts, we dream back to the Tang Dynasty!This girl's dance moves are too graceful！ By Wang Xinyuan,Fu Rui and Qiu Tong(intern)/China Youth Daily. Source:@m ...