A 17th-century Chinese depiction of Wu, from Empress Wu of the Zhou, published c.1690. No contemporary image of the empress exists. Most nations of note have had at least one great female leader.

The Zhou Dynasty interrupted the Tang Dynasty ... Both are linked in the legend to Empress Wu. It was difficult to decide where to go on a short trip, so we chose grottoes and gardens.

Above: Zhong Chuxi (left) portrays Empress Wu Zetian and Zhou Yiwei (right) portrays Judge Dee in the new TV series Judge Dee's Mystery. Below and right: The key elements in eight mystery cases in ...

After Gaozong suffered a stroke, she began to govern China from behind the scene via him and declared power in 690, when she established the Zhou Dynasty (690-705). At the age of 72 Empress Wu ...

Wu accused the Empress Wang of strangling the child (whom ... declaring herself the founding emperor of a new Zhou dynasty, and taking the name Wu Zetian. But as brutal as her rise to power ...

Wu Zetian was the only empress in China’s 4,000 year history and ruled during the two decades of the Zhou dynasty. Liu will join forces with “Game of Thrones” executive producer Christopher ...