China’s final dynasty saw the arts and economy thrive under Manchu rule. But internal and external struggles corroded ...
China once led the world in population, inventions, and power. Then came the Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, and the ...
Less than two decades after the First Opium War, Britain launched another brutal campaign against Qing China this time with even higher stakes. This video explores the political motives, economic ...
China’s AI ambitions will be formalised in its next five-year plan, due in March 2026. Expect officials to focus more on ...
In January 1868 an expedition assembled at Bhamo, a Burmese market town just 30 miles from the Yunnan border. Led by Major ...
Robert Hughes papers, 1952-2012. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal ...