The Chinese TV show about the Qianlong emperor’s harem of concubines has viewers across Asia hooked; we look at four key players and their deadly game of one-upmanship.

Emperor's penchant for travel was tightly bound to his reputation for being highly educated. On all the evidence, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) loved to be on the road: he ...

Diwan-i-Am (Hall of Public Audience) is encircled by a series of porticos broken up at the west by the insertion of the emperor’s seat in the form of a small raised chamber separated by perforated ...