Mao Zedong: Biography, Cultural Revolution, Major Facts, & Death
Best known for being the founding father of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mao Zedong was a devout Communist and Marxist soldier and statesman who led the Communist Party...
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10 Greatest Emperors of China
With a history that went as far back as 2000 BCE, ancient China, its civilization and culture have constantly evoked immense curiosity from both history buffs and non-history scholars. Imperial...
Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 BC – 210 BC), the First Emperor of a unified China
Qin Shi Huang was the first Emperor of China famed for laying the pillars upon which ancient China’s central imperial bureaucracy was based upon. Born Ying Zheng, he is credited...
Empress Wu’s Greatest Accomplishments
Empress Wu: Quick Biography Empress Wu, who was also known as Wu Zetian or Wu Zhao, was the first and only female monarch to rule China. Additionally, Wu Zhao is...
Hua Mulan: The Legendary Chinese Heroine
In most ancient cultures and civilizations, stories about female warrior heroines were quite a rarity and not so widespread. However, that was not the case with Hua Mulan – the...