qing dynasty

Since opening in late June, the exhibition, “A Lofty Retreat from the Red Dust: The Secret Garden of Emperor Qianlong," has attracted more than 2,500 people per day every weekend, with the total number of visitors now approaching 80,000. Read More

"The Scramble For China" takes readers on a journey deep into China's "century of humiliation," a time when decadent Manchu officials, unscrupulous capitalists, globetrotting imperial powers, and would-be messiahs came together, clashed incessantly, and nearly tore China apart. Read More

As major international mass-market retailers like Uniqlo, H&M and Zara continue to expand in the China market, some Chinese fast-fashion brands are setting their sights on overseas markets. Read More

This week, the art-collecting, Picasso-destroying casino mogul Steve Wynn engaged in a little "pottery PR," returning a collection of antique Chinese vases to the country in a ceremony at his Wynn Macau. Read More

With Autumn Auction Week in Hong Kong just around the corner, Christie's is set to introduce another new short course aimed squarely at China's new collectors. Read More

Running through January 9, 2012, the exhibition includes around 130 artifacts from Beijing's Forbidden City, ranging from jade carvings, lacquerware, seals, porcelain and bronzes to personal items previously owned by Ming and Qing Dynasty emperors. Read More

Over this past weekend, both Sotheby's and Christie's saw strong results at a sprawling set of auctions in New York, as a relatively new set of buyers in the city crushed estimates to get their hands on important jade carvings, antique furniture, and bronze artifacts. Read More

As the U.S. welcomes the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, the National Museum Cardiff in Wales is set to welcome some decidedly more stone-faced guests this month. Read More

A quick look at the history books indicates that China's interest in timepieces stretches back to its imperial past, when Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci first dazzled Ming Dynasty emperor Wanli with European clocks in the late 16th century. Read More

Despite the obsession with imported brands that remains among most of China's luxury shoppers, some domestic brands are starting to realize that a market for modern designs that incorporate traditional Chinese handicrafts does exist. Read More