Construction of the Great Wall of China started during the reign of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, who ruled from around 221 to 210 B.C. The wall was later modified and renovated during ...
Embroidered silk robe and sleeves which once belonged to the Emperor of China. It was taken from the Imperial Palace by Captain Henry Ely of the 99th Regiment - an antecedent regiment of the ...