The imperial food served within the walls of the Forbidden City by the Qing Dynasty had an important effect on Chinese dietetic culture. Using the traditional diet of the Manchu ethnic group as ...

During the Qing Dynasty, food and drink were used to improve the emperor’s physique and preserve his health. This was an ancient Chinese tradition clearly stated in the ancient Chinese medical ...

Discover artworks and national treasures tracing the Chinese culinary evolution from Neolithic times to the Qing dynasty, ...

The Qing dynasty lasted over 250 years. China had been ruled by emperors from other dynasties for over two thousand years. Why did this system suddenly collapse in 1911? This is one of the big ...

Narrator: The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China. It began in 1644 when the Manchu people from the North overthrew the ruling Ming dynasty and established their capital in Beijing.