A Chinese dynasty and kingdom existed roughly in parallel to the better-known Song Dynasty, but this one ruled by the nomadic Khitans. A fascinating essay on governance, international relations, ...

The Dynasty Warriors series takes place at the end of the Han Dynasty in China, around 200 CE. It uses historical events and people as the basis for its trademark tactical action gameplay, which ...

Provided these rituals were done correctly, the kingdom was assured of a prosperous year or ... ruled as an intellect and a warrior to create one of the greatest empires in history. China's Ming ...

Nanjing is one of the six famous ancient capitals of China, the others being Xi'an, Beijing, Luoyang, Kaifeng, and Hangzhou. Starting with the Kingdom of Wu some 1,700 years ago, the dynasties of ...

The Shang Dynasty had seen the growth of ... ago gave to their lands the name of Zhongguo: the Middle Kingdom'. And the Chinese have thought of themselves as the Middle Kingdom, placed in ...

The artistic temperament and interest of ancient Chinese have been embodied in their ... the development of Chinese clothing in the past dynasties and their inspirations to our present time ...