The end of the Dzungars was also the end of the great nomadic steppe empires of Central Asia. These flat grassland empires were good for nomads and their grazing animals. The Qing and Russia ...

According to the Imperially commissioned Record of the Major Events of the Great Qing Dynasty, there were more than 1,090 barriers erected in the Inner City area as well as 196 inside the Imperial ...

Rebels called Taipings have seized China’s second largest city, Nanjing, and are threatening the very foundations of the great Qing dynasty established by the country’s Manchu conquerors in 1644. This ...

Bao Li (BOW-lee) is a 3-year-old male. His mother Bao Bao was born at the institute in 2013 and his grandparents Tian Tian ...

Need a little pick-me-up in your day? Tune into the Giant Panda Cam to watch Bao Li and Qing Bao live from the Smithsonian ...

Following the end of the Qing Dynasty, Chengde became the scene of great destruction. Renovation began in the 1970s, the work spanning more than four decades, according to Yu Yang, 39, director of ...