Empress Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to rule as emperor, remains a figure of fascination and debate. Born in ...

In 690AD, she forced him to step down, declaring herself the founding emperor of a new Zhou dynasty, and taking the name Wu Zetian. But as brutal as her rise to power undoubtedly was ...

A grand lantern fair is ongoing at the Chinese Women's Prayer and Blessing Garden in Dengfeng city, located in Central ...

In the annals of history, few monarchs have achieved the staggering wealth attributed to Empress Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in China’s history. With an estimated net worth of US$16 ...

Due to government shuffle during the reign of Wu Zetian, the ambitious Di Renjie was relegated to a remote town in the east. Di showed extraordinary talent in case-solving, but as he probed ...

Local e-commerce livestream channel Star Live is gearing up for a special Chinese New Year with the release of a star-studded web series. Titled Mai Jiak Chua: Seven Warriors in the Snake Year ...

It was his job to regulate the official calendar used in government and to interpret astral omens and other heavenly phenomena for Empress Wu Zetian. As such, he was also expected to make the ...

Seven Warriors in the Year of the Snake as former Empress of China Wu Zetian. The show premieres on Jan 29 at 8pm on local e-commerce live-stream channel Star Live’s TikTok account @starlive.mall.