China’s Qing dynasty began in a blaze of glory. Founded by the Manchus in 1636, at its peak it ruled over one-third of humanity. Two centuries later, the dynasty was beset by civil unrest, British ...
After spending the past three weeks on display in Beijing, a 259-year-old map of Taiwan is to go under the hammer, an auction house in the capital said on Friday. The "Complete Map of Taiwan Province ...