th century imperial silk paintings hint that explorer's voyages may have carried some unintended passengers, researchers say ...

A friend described Xu’s character as “Drifting with ... was at large in the golden age of Chinese travel, during the prosperous Ming dynasty (1368-1644), when commerce was booming and ...

Xiaoling is the mausoleum of the first Ming Dynasty emperor Zhu Yuanzhang ... The year of 1381 during the Hong Wu reign saw its completion. The next year, Empress Ma, the consort of Zhu Yuanzhang ...

There are thirteen imperial tombs of the Ming Dynasty ... of the Zhou Dynasty (1027 B.C.-256), there were, at that time, guiren, officials specially assigned to care of tortoises. During memorial ...

The tomb is believed to have belonged to a Han Dynasty general and his wife, as a faded seal in the back chamber bears the characters ... from a temple built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China. It began in 1644 when the Manchu people from the North overthrew the ruling Ming dynasty and established their capital in Beijing.

The Investiture of the Gods (Fengshen Yanyi), adapted from the 16th-century fantasy novel by Ming dynasty author Xu Zhonglin, is set during the ... a vast array of characters, including deities ...

The Investiture of the Gods (Fengshen Yanyi), adapted from the 16th-century fantasy novel by Ming dynasty author Xu Zhonglin, is set during the ... a vast array of characters, including deities ...

It represents the addition of three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning to the Ming tombs inscribed in 2000 and 2003. The Three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning Province ...