For one, the earliest Chinese literary references to domestic cats quotes one of Tang Emperor Gaozong’s concubines, Consort Xiao, cursing out her rival Wu Zetian, who had ordered her execution ...

The capital pulsates with strange signs and foreboding omens as Emperor Gaozong, lying on his deathbed within the palace, contemplates the legacy he leaves behind. Amidst the complexities of war ...

In the scroll being auctioned, Gaozong’s work was a gift to a senior minister, to show that, even as the Song dynasty crumbled and his territory shrank, he was the legitimate heir to its history.

Featuring more than 230 ancient steles and stone rubbings, the exhibition History Engraved on Stone opened in Chongqing on Tuesday. Among those displays, a Tang Dynasty (618-907) epitaph can be ...

After Emperor Taizong’s death, she became the concubine of his son and successor, Emperor Gaozong. Her rise to the throne was then full of controversy.

After Emperor Taizong’s death, she became the concubine of his son and successor, Emperor Gaozong. Her rise to the throne was then full of controversy.

Historically, Samarkand, known as the Kingdom of Kang, played a vital role in the Silk Road trade during the Tang Dynasty under Emperor Gaozong. This exhibition highlights two cultural relics from the ...

In the scroll being auctioned, Gaozong’s work was a gift to a senior minister, to show that, even as the Song dynasty crumbled and his territory shrank, he was the legitimate heir to its history.

It was defeated after a Chinese invasion authorised by Emperor Tang Gaozong, and the Central Asian domain was reorganised as Anxi Protectorate under Chinese rule for 150 years.

With his rule, the Tang Era began. During the reigns of his successors, Taizong (626-649) and Gaozong (649-683), China's territory was greatly expanded. Through a series of successful wars against ...

The capital pulsates with strange signs and foreboding omens as Emperor Gaozong, lying on his deathbed within the palace, contemplates the legacy he leaves behind. Amidst the complexities of war ...