The TV drama The Empress of China is hot among audiences recently. But what did Wu Zetian, China's only female monarch, look like in real life? Let's explore the possibilities.

What did Wu Zetian, China's only female monarch, look like in real life? Let's explore the possibilities. A painting by Zhang Xuan is said to have portrayed Wu Zetian.

Wu (she is always known by her surname) has every claim to be considered a great empress. She held power, in one guise or another, for more than half a century, first as consort of the ineffectual ...

Another frequently seen image of Wu Zetian is the block-painted edition of Images of Ancient People in History, created in 1498, during the reign of Emperor Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty. However ...

The TV drama The Empress of China is hot among audiences recently. But what did Wu Zetian, China's only female monarch, look like in real life? Let's explore the possibilities.