Last year, Christie’s Hong Kong auctioned a collection of 18th- and 19th-century clocks thought to have once belonged to Qing dynasty emperors. This video shows one of the intricate clocks in action. Video courtesy of Christie's.
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As a result of Shanghai’s building boom, a 19th-century home built during the Qing Dynasty is going down to make way for a new strip of apartments - an all too common end for old neighborhoods. WSJ's James T. Areddy reports from China.
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November 12, 2008—Built as a "paradise on Earth" in Beijing for a Chinese emperor, the Forbidden City’s newly restored garden quarters have been sealed off for nearly a century.
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From Taiping Rebellion to Fall of Qing Dynasty (1850-1911). Fall of Qing and Boxer a bit rushed. For my students in high school Chinese History. Information mostly from Rhoads Murphey’s _A History of Asia_, Ist Edition (1992). ... "Qing Dynasty" "Taiping Rebellion" "Second Opium War" China "Chin...
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The rise of Western Imperialism in the Qing Dynasty, from the Macartney embassy in 1783 to the end of the Second Opium War in 1860. ... China "Chinese History" "Qing Dynasty" "Opium Wars"
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the Celestial Emperor. The surrounding celestial region, the Ziwei Enclosure (Chinese: 紫微垣; pinyin: Zǐwēiyuán), was the realm of the Celestial Emperor and his family. The Forbidden City, as the residence of the terrestrial emperor, was its earthly counterpart. Jin, or "Forbidden", referred to...
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is home to the finest collection of Chinese masterpieces of any museum outside of China. Produced for Public Television by Great Museums TV.
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This is the MV created by myself. The main character in this clip is Empress Xiaozhuang(孝庄皇后)who was the mother of the first Emperor in Qing Dynasty and the grandmother of Emperor Kangxi(康熙). She was a great lady who helped to build a solid foundation of Qing Dynasty. So Kangxi once sai...
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http://www.shopping-in-beijing.com/beijingshops/embroidery-patterns-from-Qing-dynasty-180.html This clip focuses on a Beijing-based embroidery shop offering embroidery patterns dates back from Qing dynasty.
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