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 ever had.

Here, series presenter Rana Mitter tells the story of Wu Zetian, the female Emperor. Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor in her own right. That woman was Wu Zetian (624-705 ...

The life-size warriors dated back to the 3rd Century BCE reign of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a united China. The warriors surround his mausoleum, which remains unopened to this day.

ZHENGZHOU, China, April 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 31, 2025, the Ancestor Worship Ceremony of the Yellow Emperor in the Year of Yisi was held in Xinzheng, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province.

Pavilions, corridors, rockeries, a belvedere, a teahouse, a Buddhist hall and more subtle settings provided a retreat amid ...