When Wanrong became the Empress of China, she was already ruling over ... At first, when Wanrong became engaged to Emperor Puyi, people called it a fairy tale—but it was really a horror story.

Henry Puyi may have lived his final days as a commoner, but his life was anything but ordinary. China’s last emperor, Puyi ascended to the Qing dynasty throne at age three, only to be stripped ...

As the great-grandson of the head of security to Puyi, the last Emperor of China, he was able to share some intricate cooking techniques and pass on fascinating tales of a bygone era. It seems ...

What he said to me was: you are right. And then he added: Xi Jinping is much more than a president of China – he sees himself as an emperor of China. With even greater powers than Mao Zedong ...

Explore 500 years of China's imperial history at the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site once home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors.