Empress Dowager Cixi

Bel Mooney's review of Jung Chang's "Empress Dowager Cixi" from the Mail Online: She was a version of Margaret Thatcher, ...

Tomb of Shangguan Wan'er

From Huffington Post: Chinese archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a 7th century female politician who was one of the most powerful wo...

Film: The Flowers of War

From Film Journal International : Epic tale of young women desperate to survive the Japanese invasion of Nanking in 1937. China's Oscar ...

Remains of Legendary Succubus Mistress of Liu Fei Excavated

From China Daily : A Dayunshan Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) tomb in Xuyi county is a great discovery for Jiangsu province. The host of the to...

Lifting The Veil of the Forbidden City

From Xinhuanet : Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, is steeped in history, dreams and tears, which are perfectly...

Women of the Tang Dynasty

From China Daily : The Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) is widely acknowledged as one of the most glorious periods in Chinese history. Even today, ...