Old Beijing： Imperial City Impression

Ararely seen perspective on the Imperial City was unveiled in a just-concluded exhibition of images of old Peking from Western eyes at the time, As part of the 4th China Beijing International Cultural and Creative industry Expo, ＂Imperial City Impression： Old Peking Images in Western Prints＂ opened at Beijing World Art Museum, revealing valuable insights into the old city during the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911 ）.     

China＇s Sole Remaining. Imperial Exam

For more than a millennium, civic officials in ancient China were selected based on their success on the imperial examination, or Keju, Initiated In the Sol Dynasty (581-618 AD) and Dynasty (1644-1911), this nationwide examination system existed for some 1,300 years, producing more than 700     

The Age of Great Prosperity in the Qing Dynasty（Part I）--The Exhibition on Artifacts of Shenyang Imperial Palace Held in the History Museum of Taiwan

<正>The Exhibition"Age of Great Prosperity in the Qing Dynasty:Artifacts of Shenyang Imperial Palace",on show in the History Museum of Taiwan from January 29 to ...     

The Age of Great Prosperity in the Qing Dynasty (Part Ⅰ) The Exhibition on Artifacts of Shenyang Imperial Palace Held in the History Museum of Taiwan

The ExhibitionAge of Great Prosperity in the Qing Dynasty:Artifacts of Shenyang Imperial Palace,on show in the History Museum of Taiwan from January 29 to May 1,2011,displays 124     

Muslim Rulers Visiting the Imperial City: Building Alliances and Personal Networks between Constantinople and the Eastern Borderlands (Fourth/Tenth–Fifth/Eleventh Century)

This essay explores one of the main tools of Byzantine diplomatic techniques: inviting foreign rulers to Constantinople and establishing bonds of alliance through the bestowal of titles and stipends, with respect to the empire's Muslim neighbours in the fourth/tenth and fifth/eleventh centuries. In particular, it will be explained how and under what circumstances the traditional lines of communication between Constantinople and the caliphal court of Baghdad were gradually transformed into a multilayered network of personal contacts between the emperor and a number of Muslim frontier lords, who partly took on the role of representatives and dignitaries of the Byzantine Empire. Furthermore, I will try to examine the development of these newly established networks with respect to the emirates of Aleppo and Edessa, the Jarrā?id clan in Syria and the Marwānid dynasty in the Upper Euphrates and Lake Van region.     

The Age of Great Prosperity in the Qing Dynasty(Part Ⅱ) The Exhibition on Artifacts of Shenyang Imperial Palace Held in the History Museum of Taiwan

The History of Ma Manchu's Conquest and Rule over China Starting in the late 16th century,Nurhaci,a Jianzhou Jurchen chieftain,started to unify Jurchen tribes of northeast China.Over the next several decades,he continued to move the capital southward and took control over most of