The Eunuch Culture Museum is located in the premises of the tomb of Tian Yi, a famous eunuch of the Ming Dynasty. Photos by Brian Salter / China Daily The three pavilions in the middle section of Tian ...

In the year AD 210, China 's first emperor Qingshihuang died of illness in Shaqiu. Eunuch Zhao Gao colluded with Li Si, premier of Qinshihuang, and killed Prince Fu Su and General Meng Tian. They ...

In 1580, the sultan of Bijapur was stabbed to death in his own bedroom. Ali Adil Shah was an interesting type of chap. He ate not less than 12 eggs per day for his health; he liked to read, travelling ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Culture fans thousands of miles from Beijing can now visit its famous Forbidden City, through a three dimensional recreation of the vast palace that also allows them to dress up as ...