Emperor - South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/rss/500070/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png Emperor - South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com Adolfo Arranz,Marcelo Duhalde,Marco Hernandez Adolfo Arranz,Marcelo Duhalde,Marco Hernandez https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3016607/history-forbidden-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3016607/history-forbidden-city?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Oct 2025 04:30:08 +0000 Forbidden City infographics: relics, resilience, harem secrets and 100 years of China’s Palace Museum https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3292034/how-terracotta-army-buried-xian-western-china-was-created?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/infographics/china/article/3292034/how-terracotta-army-buried-xian-western-china-was-created?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Dec 2024 04:30:08 +0000 How the Terracotta Army buried in Xian, western China, was created When he lost his great love to illness, one powerful leader tried to bring her back. With necromancy. Emperor Wu is considered one of China’s greatest rulers, presiding over the expansive Han dynasty for the 54 years between 141 and 87 BC. He’s known for establishing his central government and vastly increasing the Han dynasty’s territories with his military prowess. The emperor is also known for his love for his favorite consort, Lady Li. After she passed away around 100 BC, the emperor got a... https://www.scmp.com/culture/man-who-tried-bring-his-lover-back-dead/article/3000141?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/man-who-tried-bring-his-lover-back-dead/article/3000141?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Sep 2018 09:46:16 +0000 The man who tried to bring his lover back from the dead As far as green tea goes, China's Longjing (Dragon Well) tea is one of its most famous. Qing dynasty emperor Qianlong was apparently a big fan of Longjing tea, and granted imperial status to 18 tea bushes in the Longjing Village, in eastern China's Hangzhou city. Today, many of the terraced tea plantations by the West Lake will let tourists relive some of the emperor's leisurely pursuits. And only the leaves harvested from the West Lake region can be graded as Xihu Longjing, widely regarded as... https://www.scmp.com/travel/where-pick-chinas-famous-longjing-green-tea-emperors-once-did/article/2155677?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/travel/where-pick-chinas-famous-longjing-green-tea-emperors-once-did/article/2155677?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:15:15 +0000 Where to pick China's famous Longjing green tea, as royalty did