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Last Emperor’s nephew puts Chinese history on show

His uncle was the last Emperor of China, reigning over the Middle Kingdom from the Forbidden City. Now Jin Yulan scours the antique shops of Beijing for trinkets that might once have belonged to his family. The Qing dynasty ruled over China for 268 years until it was deposed after the 1911 revolution. But interest […]

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