From various royal court dramas on TV, you may be impressed by the stunning, beautiful dresses worn by Chinese ancient concubines in the imperial palace. These dresses were made with exquisite ...

Popular costume drama 'Legend of Zhen Huan' to air in the US The most popular Chinese TV opera series of 2012 would undoubtedly be Legend of Zhen Huan, which depicts a fictional power struggle between ...

In 2008, Chinese construction workers in the city of Nanjing were digging ditches when they suddenly struck something hard. Reaching into the residential neighborhood’s broken soil, they pulled out ...

IN IMPERIAL China, having a large number of concubines was a symbol of power. The communists tried to stamp out the practice when they took power in 1949, although Mao Zedong had many lovers. But in ...

A plus-size woman who impersonates one of ancient China’s legendary beauties has helped start a conversation about body confidence for Chinese girls. Wang Yu, 28, from Shanxi province in central China ...

China's concubines have struck again. A corrupt senior official in Shaanxi province has been brought down by his 11 mistresses, according to reports in the state media yesterday. Pang Jiayu, the ...