Narrator: The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China. It began in 1644 when ... The Kangxi Emperor reduced taxes and improved agriculture, by introducing new types of rice, potatoes ...

Some four to five thousand years ago, settlements to the southwest of Beijing were thriving on basic agriculture ... of traditional China. After the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in 1911, China ...

Photo/gmw.cn] People in China began holding a special ceremony on the first day of Start of Spring about 3,000 years ago. They made sacrifices to Gou Mang, the god of Spring, who is in charge of ...

China's dynastic history ... (181–540 CE) and Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) occurred during colder periods when monsoons were weaker, while the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1321–1920) prevailed ...

martial spirit and military art of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), as well as cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. The Art of Armaments exhibition is divided into six sections ...