In north China, the Manchu and Han banquet included a hot pot or instant – boiled mutton, while in northeast China it included stewed beef or mutton or roast sheep. In Sichuan, the banquet ...

Many have become virtually assimilated with the Han, including the Manchus who, despite their relatively small numbers, swept ...

Narrator: The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China. It began in 1644 when the Manchu people from the North overthrew the ruling Ming dynasty and established their capital in Beijing.

As the last of the conquering Manchus that ruled China since 1644 it was his duty to have at least two wives. He did not want two wives, for he had already picked a beautiful bride from the ...