In 1706, at the height of the Chinese Rites Controversy, the Kangxi Emperor appointed two Jesuit missionaries, Fathers Antonio de Barros and Antoine de Beauvollier, as his special envoys to Rome.

An Antiques Roadshow expert warned a guest to 'be careful' after he started dancing when he was told of the real value of his ...

The exhibition, featuring loans from the Palace of Versailles and The Palace Museum in Beijing, celebrates the 60th ...

When Kangxi emperor decriminalised Catholicism in China, it created immense opportunity for dialogue and debate In 1669, the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) Emperor Kangxi (r. 1661-1722) made a radical ...

The empire trebled in size and its population grew to over 350 million. The Kangxi Emperor reduced taxes and improved agriculture, by introducing new types of rice, potatoes and corn. He supported ...

The museum will also use multimedia to recreate a handwritten letter from Louis XIV to the Kangxi emperor in 1688. Written in ...

Emperor Kangxi, and father, Emperor Yongzheng. Qianlong was in his mid-20s at the time. The country he was to reign was politically stable and economically well developed, and so besides ...

In the 18th century, the zoo was known as the Sanbeizi Gardens, supposedly named after the third son of Emperor Kangxi, Prince Cheng Yin. Another explanation is that Sanbeizi refereed to the Qing ...