Having originated among royalty in Beijing, China, when the city was named Peking, the Pekingese breed dates back some 2,000 years. Considered sacred and lion-like in appearance, there may actually be ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - For centuries, owning the flat-faced Pekingese dog was a luxury to be enjoyed only by China's royal family. After years of turmoil and the 1911 revolution that established China as ...