XI WANG MU, whose name is usually rendered as "queen mother of the west," appeared in the earliest stages of Chinese mythology and was a focus of intense religious devotion during the first few centuries of the present era. It is possible...

Xiwangmu near Kaohsiung, Taiwan The Queen Mother of the West (Chinese: 西王母; pinyin: Xīwángmǔ; Japanese: Seiōbo), in Chinese mythology, is the ruler of the western paradise and goddess of immortality. She is charged with overseeing the Wall of...

In London, the great congregation of royals, almost-royals, nobles and almost-nobles, plus elegant examples of the surrounding gently and a few thrilled-to-be-there Americans who gathered in the State Apartments at Windsor Castle will be remembered for years. The celebration was a reception and dance...

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother held a unique place in the hearts of Britons. She was a beloved national character, who had won her place in their affections by the steadfast way in which she served her country, unflinching, unchanging, and from a time...