Director-singer-actress Rene Liu thought it would be "mission impossible" to get Chin for the role. Read more at straitstimes ...

After 24 years away from Taiwanese dramas, Taiwanese screen legend Chin Han is back on the small ... a period drama about Qing Dynasty emperor Qianlong. Liu had tailor-made the role for Chin ...

1917 -- Korean independence fighters based in Hawaii, led by Park Yong-man, establish a military band named the Great Joseon People's Army. 1926 -- Residents of Seoul stage street marches against the ...

Sima Qian was born around 145BCE during the Han dynasty. He was the son of the ... On his return, he became a palace attendant for Emperor Han Wudi, then in 108BCE, succeeded to his father's ...

According to folk tales, Mongol guards were everywhere because of fear of an uprising, and the Han could not meet in groups. The future emperor of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, and his adviser ...

As the royal residences of the emperors ... Dynasty in Shenyang while following the traditions of palace construction in China retains typical features of traditional folk residences of the Manchu ...

In antiquity, poisoning was a common way to dispose of a political rival or pesky relative, and people generally got away with it. Without the ability to prove through autopsy that a death was caused ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire.

The last one of the ancient period, the Han dynasty, ruled around the same time as the ancient Roman Empire. Today, archaeologists study ancient Chinese artifacts to find clues about the ...

Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson has died, his daughter-in-law revealed on Facebook. Here's all about his family. Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson has died at the age of 79, his daughter ...