FICTION

The Jade Pendant | Fiction

Set against the Tang dynasty power struggle over the succession to Empress Wu Zetian, two assassins meet in a distant town. One must die—and with him, a version of royal history lost to time.

ANCIENT HISTORY

Hair Razing

Two recent dramas offer new explanations to why the wife of Emperor Qianlong cut her hair—and got herself banished from court

ANCIENT HISTORY

Four Faithful Chinese Emperors

Emperors that broke the stereotype of being serial philanderers