Here, series presenter Rana Mitter tells the story of Wu Zetian, the female Emperor. Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor in her own right. That woman was Wu Zetian (624-705 ...

Qianling, the tomb of the third Tang emperor, Li Zhi, and Empress Wu Zetian, is located on Liangshan Mountain, 6 kilometers north of Qianxian County seat and 80 kilometers from Xi'an. Here also ...

Wu Zetian is a Chinese television series based on the life story of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of Empress Regnant and became the de facto ruler of China in ...

However, the creative team soon encountered their biggest challenge — historical records of women are far less comprehensive ...

Just twice has a woman assumed leadership of the country. Wu Zetian was the first, but it took 1,200 years for the next one to take centre stage. Her surname was Yehenara, daughter of a Manchu ...

prompting Wu Zetian to order Detective Dee to investigate. As Detective Dee delved into the investigation, he discovered that Hu Xiande, who had previously been a law-abiding and upright man ...