A recent study by Chinese researchers has found that the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, one of the most important dynasties in ...
The well-developed academy system provided Jiangxi with a significant educational advantage, producing many Jinshi scholars ...
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital in Nanjing (Chinese for southern capital). He ate mostly food cooked with the flavors of South China during his ...
The earliest ice skates in ancient China were primarily crafted from horse shinbones. Over time, wooden ice skates emerged, ...
A background essay on the Ming Dynasty, its powerful trade networks and diplomatic missions as far as Africa and the Red Sea, and the domestic tensions that ultimately changed the course of world ...
Demon Force Photo: Courtesy of Douban Amid the bustling Spring Festival holiday, a curious trend emerged in Central China's ...
Some famous ancient Buddhist temples and tombs are found here. Xiaoling is the mausoleum of the first Ming Dynasty emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. It is one of the largest imperial mausoleums existing in ...
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 ...