The Origin of the Wheelbarrow
The first record of a wheelbarrow was designed in A.D. 200 by a general in the Chinese Imperial Army. Chuko Liang, felt the tool...
The Empress Wu Hou – China’s Only Female Ruler
Wu Hou, China’s only female ruler, is one of the most remarkable women ever to have lived. The daughter of an official, she entered...
An Introduction to Chinese History
China is the most ethnically diverse country in the world: it has more ethnic minority people of more different types than any other...
A brief history of Ancient China
China is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Its history is almost 5,000 years old. The Chinese civilization began in a major...
Gaozu: The First Emperor of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Gaozu established the Tang Dynasty in 618 and ruled for eight years before being ousted by his ambitious second son.
Gaozu (or Kao Tzu)...
Gaozong
The life and reign of the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty - and the consort who was to become China's only female emperor.
Gaozong...
Yuan – The Mongol Dynasty, 1279-1368
The reign of the Mongols over China was disastrous for the Chinese people. They finally threw out their oppressors – how did this come...
The Five Dynasties
An introduction to the chaotic period of five dynasties and ten principalities throuh which China suffered between 907-960. Was this period really the Dark...
The Impact of the Steppe Peoples
From the Cimmerians to the Manchus, the nomadic horse riders from the Asian Steppes have swooped down on the sedentary peoples of Europe and...
The Dalai Lamas
In the fourteenth century, the concept of reincarnation began to become important in Tibetan Buddhism. In Tibet, as in other countries where Buddhism has...