There’s a plucky little Qing Dynasty artifact that at first glance looks out of place among China’s many Forbidden City ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The painting is arranged with ...

A vase kept in a kitchen in England could sell for £150,000 ($186,000) after it was revealed to be a rare 18th century Chinese artifact which was created for the Qianlong Emperor. The vase was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nestled in the Forbidden City in Beijing lies a hidden gem that has long been off-limits to the public, until now. The Qianlong ...

The digitization display of The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour opened at the National Museum of China on Dec 28, which marked the official opening of the stationary digital gallery in the ...

In 1760, Pierre-Martial Cibot, a 33-year-old Frenchman, arrived in Beijing. Commissioned by the Society of Jesus, a religious ...

Qianlong Emperor, born in 1711, was the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty, ruling from 1735 to 1796. He was the fourth son of Emperor Yongzheng and is remembered as one of the most prosperous and ...

Tucked away in the northeast quadrant of Beijing's Forbidden City is a palace within a palace, built as the private living quarters of one of China's most celebrated rulers. In 1771, at 61, Qianlong ...