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 ...

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 ...

A rare Chinese vase dating from the 18th century has sold for nearly £1.5 million ($1.8 million) at auction. The gilded blue artifact was initially valued at £150,000 ($186,000), according to ...

A historic portion of Beijing’s famed Forbidden City will soon open to the public for the first time. The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced that the sprawling Qianlong Garden, said to hold ...

The find of a lifetime has turned into an even bigger pot of gold than expected. Initially expected to sell for approximately $100,000, a rare Chinese vase that was made for the 18th-century Qianlong ...

If you ask a Chinese person who was the most successful poet in Chinese history, the answer will most likely be someone from the Tang dynasty (618-907), the golden age of Chinese poetry. For example, ...

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 ...

As he held sway over the land, he devoted his life to one of his key roles: Guardian of the country's art ZHAO XU For art lovers the story is familiar enough: Master painter is found dead, paintbrush ...

Click to open image viewer. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A pillow ...