Empress of China, TinFish Theatre. Tz’u-hsi, the Chinese empress who climbed back to power while her enemies (including family members) conveniently met untimely deaths, could easily be ...

However, there was a queen in China who was so rich ... Gaozong's son died and the blame came on Empress Wu, with some historians saying she felt threatened by Li Hong's attempt to curb her ...

By Clifford Coonan Hong Kong’s TVB channel has bought the rights to the Fan Bingbing historical drama Empress of China and has hired a CGI team to provide extra coverage for the controversial ...

tells the story of Empress Cixi’s life and her complex relationships with Emperor Guang Xu and Imperial advisor American Costa, both of whom shared a desire to modernize China. “Gong Li was ...

In a rare move one of China’s censors has gone on the record to explain why popular TV drama “The Empress of China” was ordered off air for a re-edit. Tian Jin, deputy director of the State ...

Christine Li and Ulja Krautwald, trans. from the German by Mary Adams. Rockpool, $19.95 (224p) ISBN 978-1-925017-51-9 Li and Krautwald draw on traditional Chinese medicine and the life of Wu Zhao ...

86 St., 2nd fl., NYC, March 19-April 13. Ruth Wolff's "Empress of China" enjoys a colorful revival with directorial innovation by Tisa Chang that adds an impressive cultural flair to this production.