Chinese actress-producer Liu Xiaoqing will star in and co-produce “Empress,” a U.S. television series in development about the seventh and eighth century empress Wu Zetian, Variety has learned ...

The drama will be centered on Wu Zetian, the only female empress in the history of China. By Lesley Goldberg Chris Newman, Xu Yan, Kia Jam - Publicity - H 2016 With the end of Game of Thrones in sight ...

Empress Wu (625-705), the only woman in Chinese history to rule in her own name during the golden age of the Tang Dynasty, began her career as a low-ranking concubine in the palace of Emperor Taizong.

Her life story makes most modern success stories look pitifully feeble. Even Cleopatra would have had a hard time keeping up with Empress Wu. Empress Wu was the concubine of a not-very-bright emperor.

A general view of Qianling Mausoleum where China's only ruling empress Wu Zetian was buried. [file] A two-part television programme featuring the mausoleum of Wu Zetian, China's only ruling empress, ...

Wu Zetian, the only woman to officially rule as emperor of China, amassed an estimated fortune of $16 trillion, exceeding the combined wealth of today's richest individuals. Her reign from 690 to 705 ...

Legendary actress Liu Xiaoqing will portray the powerful female ruler Wu Zetian in a new play, and it is her fourth take on the role. Jiang Dong / China Daily For the past few decades, actress Liu ...

A contemporary woman is tutored by female predecessors throughout history, among them Cleopatra, Byzantine Empress Theodora and Tang dynasty Empress Wu. As a one-sentence pitch, Kirsten Vangsness’ new ...

Cosmetics helped Empress Wu of China take the throne. A merchant’s daughter who became a concubine to Emperor Taizong, Wu “cultivated her image by wearing lavish cosmetics to indicate her rising ...

When people think of the world’s richest individuals, names like Mukesh Ambani, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bernard Arnault, and Mark Zuckerberg often come to mind. However, long before any of them, there ...

Chinese actress-producer Liu Xiaoqing will star in and co-produce “Empress,” a U.S. television series in development about the seventh and eighth century empress Wu Zetian, Variety has learned ...