Liberal thinkers are shocked that nations are once again isolating from the world. The real surprise would be if they didn’t ...

The Forbidden City would be the home and seat of power for 24 rulers—14 from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and 10 from the Qing (1644-1911). When the Manchu Qing emperors overthrew the Ming ...

ABSTRACT: “The Flooded Seven Armies” episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is an important plot point that frequently appears in the illustrations of the novel during the Ming and Qing dynasties.