China’s other great wall is impressive, too—and steeped in history
The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the ...
Collapse of Ming Dynasty actually began with Wanli megadrought, tree-ring research shows
A recent study by Chinese researchers has found that the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, one of the most important dynasties in ...
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The Thirteen Ming Tombs in Beijing
Origin of the Ming Tombs The Ming Dynasty was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang, who made Nanjing his capital, under the reign title of Hong Wu. He was on the throne for thirty-one years and was buried in ...
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Carriers of history and tradition
Incense burners in the shape of geese or ducks were among the most popular archaic designs from the Song Dynasty onward.
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Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
The Three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning Province include the Yongling ... and architectural traditions of the last two feudal dynasties (Ming and Qing) in the history of China between ...
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Discover China's History Along the Great Wall
During the Ming dynasty the sounds of cannon warned of approaching ... Changyucheng Village was founded 500 years ago to guard one of the wall’s most important passes. Books for Kids: The ...
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The rise of the Qing dynasty
Chinese history before 1911 is almost ... early Manchus knew a bit about how the Ming empire worked. Historians have different views about how the Qing dynasty ruled. On the one hand, some view ...
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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty review: Famished
A visual novel set at the end of the Ming Dynasty explores the horror of hunger.