The balcony, surrounded by red-painted balustrades, provides an overview of the surrounding landscape. The entire complex, laid out providently, is a paragon of traditional Chinese architecture.

Lim said the Jade Emperor Festival was not only a major cultural event for the Hokkien community in Penang, but also a significant representation of the flourishing Chinese heritage in Penang.

The noise was so great that they disturbed the Jade Emperor. The Emperor asked, "What is the matter with you animals?" One by one, each animal explained their problem. The Jade Emperor thought it ...

With Japanese money and the first airplanes used in a Chinese war, ousted Premier Tuan Chi-sui captured the city a few days later and gave Emperor Hsuan Tung 30 minutes to abdicate. All his life a ...

The dead emperor had a piece of chan jade in mouth, and was wrapped in ... To promote economic and cultural exchanges between the Chinese people and peoples of Central Asia, he opened the trade ...

“For us Hokkiens, Jade Emperor’s birthday is more important than Chinese New Year as it is our Hokkien New Year. “I will get a watermelon, apples, a pomelo, oranges, pears and green bananas ...

The Qianlong Emperor, owner of the jade bi that is the object of this programme ... ceramics and antiquities. The astonishing Chinese collections in the Palace museums today hold many of his ...

There is also a popular legend about the Chinese Zodiac Signs, Britannica says. Legend says the Jade emperor initiated a race ...

“If you ask pretty much any Chinese family ... including the prized variety known as “imperial jade” because, in China, only the emperor could own that specific shade of green.