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Macao exhibits imperial weaponry from Palace Museum

Somefearsome-lookingimperialweaponryhasgoneondisplayinMacaoastheChineseregionhostsaselectionofitemsonloanfromBeijing’sPalaceMuseum.Armorofgoldbrocadewithironpla

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Lesson from China's 1911 Revolution: Never say no to reform

Tuesdaymarkedthe106thanniversaryoftheWuchangUprising,whichkickedoffChina's1911Revolutionthatbroughtanendtothecountry'slastimperialdynasty,theQingDynasty(1644-19

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Japan's little prince could be last emperor on unreformed Chrysanthemum Throne

When Prince Hisahito was born in 2006, ending a 41-year drought in imperial male heirs, Japan's government gladly dropped proposals that women might head the world's oldest monarchy, but a decade later the little prince remains the last hope for an unreformed Chrysanthemum Throne.

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Chinese imperial seal fetches $11.8 million at Hong Kong auction

An Asian buyer paid $11.8 million at auction for the largest imperial seal used by China's longest reigning monarch, Emperor Kangxi, Sotheby's said on Wednesday.