HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Chinese Qing dynasty vase sold for HK$253 million (20.2 million pounds) in a Sotheby's sale in Hong Kong on Thursday, a world record at auction for any Chinese porcelain.

China’s Qing dynasty began in a blaze of ... visitors at the entrance to the exhibition is revealing: the 1800 map of the Qing empire called the “All-Under-Heaven Complete Map of the ...

They are the exceptional examples of the ancient imperial tombs of China. Criterion(vi): The Ming and Qing Tombs are dazzling illustrations of the beliefs, world view, and geomantic theories of ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The Qing dynasty lasted over 250 years. China had been ruled by emperors from other dynasties for over two thousand ...