Ancient silk paintings dating to China's Ming dynasty have yielded new clues about the domestication of brown rats, which ...

The Story of the Kernel Carving Boat is an essay most Chinese would have read in their middle-school textbooks. The essay, written by Wei Xueyi, a scholar during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), vividly ...

Different patterns become visible as the stones are ... contributing to an understanding of the technology of the Ming Dynasty.

Cao also said that the scientific disclosure of urban defense remains provides a glimpse of their spatial pattern and of Ming Dynasty construction regulations, an important advancement in the ...

The location, layout, urban pattern, roads and design showcase the ideal capital ... The property also features later historical structures built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and improved ...

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.

According to historical accounts, construction of the pagoda began between 1403 and 1424 and was completed in 1474 during the Ming Dynasty. The purpose of building the pagodas was to house five ...

The giant Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, nearly 2 meters tall, stand with dignified and benevolent faces, their robes adorned with intricate patterns ... by the preserved Ming dynasty murals.