A legitimate ruler for 15 years – but de facto leader for years more than that – Wu Zetian is remembered as a complex character.

Empress Wu Zetian, portrayed by Fan Bingbing in a television series, was the only female monarch to rule over China in her own name. (Pinterest pic) For most of Chinese history, emperors ruled over ...

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 stands ...

Wu Zetian, whose family was from Bing Zhou (modern-day Wenshui county, Shanxi province), was an empress and an outstanding politician. She ruled from behind the during the Gaozong emperor’s reign and ...

According to the Handbook of World Families, the traditional role of women in China was dominated by "three obediences" and "four virtues": obedience to the father before marriage; obedience to the ...