Yellow was reserved for the emperor, so almost all the roofs in the Forbidden City in China were covered with yellow tiles, with only the Wen Yuan Pavilion being covered with black tiles.
After the last emperor abdicated, the Qing treasury was opened, and the amount of wealth remaining within it was astonishing, surpassing anyone's imagination.
The Hall of Cultivating the Mind, the daily residence of the Qing emperors, spans 5.000 square meters and is majestically opulent, so many visitors are shocked when they see the emperor's bed in person.
Huo Dian Ge was a martial arts master during the Republic of China era and a bodyguard of Emperor Puyi, famous for defeating a Japanese warrior with just two fingers.
During the late Qing Dynasty (China), there was a master martial artist in the imperial palace who possessed the extraordinary technique of "hand hook," based on Tai Chi Chuan, which could leave the victim incapacitated for half a month.
Some historical documents from the late Qing dynasty reveal harsh living conditions for the people, a stark contrast to what is often depicted in historical dramas.
This is a talented scholar from our country, admired by Emperor Qianlong (of China), who bestowed upon him the title of "Two-Nation First-Rank Scholar and Third-Rank Scholar".
In the history of feudal Vietnam, there was once a scholar who, during a diplomatic mission, dared to compose a couplet comparing the Qing dynasty's emperor and officials to "frogs sitting at the bottom of a well."
He Shen's total wealth is estimated to be equivalent to the Qing dynasty's treasury accumulated over 15 years, but a significant portion of it was earned through the corrupt official's genuine talent.
Thanks to the favor of Emperor Qianlong, He Shen amassed wealth and built the Prince Gong Mansion, one of the most luxurious mansions in the history of feudal China.
The mansion, built by the powerful Wang family over a period of more than 300 years between the Ming and Qing dynasties, is 1,6 times larger than the Forbidden City.
The Qing Dynasty had strict rules regarding sleeping arrangements for palace maids; they were absolutely forbidden from sleeping with their faces turned towards the ceiling.
The collapse of the Qing dynasty at the hands of Empress Dowager Cixi is believed to be the fulfillment of a curse uttered by the head of her clan nearly 300 years earlier before his forced suicide.
A vase that had sat in the corner of a kitchen in an English home for many years has just been auctioned for $1,8 million after it was identified as a treasure.
There are many stories about Empress Dowager Cixi in history; besides the typical image of her as cold and cruel, stories about her romantic pleasures are also quite strange.
(VTC News) - Looking at the patterns on the wood grain of Dalbergia tonkinensis, people often associate them with powerful, alluring, and demonic figures with human faces.