Shining a light on early royalty By ZHAO XU | China Daily | Updated: 2024-10-11 09:42

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202410/11/WS67088288a310f1265a1c70a6.html In 1018, a princess of China's Liao Dynasty (916-1125) died at the tender age of 18 and was laid to rest beside her husband, almost 20 years her senior, who died the previous year, barely two years into their marriage.