The three tombs, which served as a family cemetery, were discovered in the city of Changzhi, Shanxi Province, China, and date ...
Most previous studies on the collapse of the Ming Dynasty have focused on the famous ... paramount importance in the ...
The Australian maritime archeologist Jeremy Green points out that following the imperial ban on overseas voyaging during the Ming Dynasty, shipping increased along China's inland waterways and coasts.
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 ...