👑 Wu Zetian, was a formidable figure in 7th-century China who defied societal norms and ascended from a teenage concubine to become the only woman in Chinese history to rule under her own name.

LEEUWARDEN, Netherlands — The exhibition Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of China debuted on Oct 25 at the Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics in Leeuwarden, a city in northern Netherlands.

It is said that the Mount Tai Cold Noodle dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) before Empress Wu Zetian was selected to be an imperial concubine of Emperor Tang Taizong.