A decorative box that is believed to have been bought by an army major shortly after World War II is up for auction — again. The box, made for the 15th century emperor Xuande, has been sitting in the ...

Emperor mausoleums of Ming dynasty had a unique structure with two graves in the front and back parts. This was closely associated with the identity of the master of the mausoleum. The front grave was ...

An undated file picture shows the entrance of Dingling Mausoleum at the Ming's Thirteen Tombs (Shisanling) located north of Beijing. (Xinhua Photo) Two emperors' mausoleums in Beijing have recently ...

Book critical of Ming emperor recalled after drawing online comparisons with Xi A reprint of a book attributing the end of the Ming dynasty 400 years ago to the ineptitude of a Chinese emperor was ...

The announcement was made during the 2024 Ming Dynasty Culture Forum. Construction on the Ming Tombs, the burial grounds of 13 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) emperors, began in 1409 during the reign of the ...

Sixteen emperors ruled China during the Ming dynasty, which lasted from 1368 to 1644. Of those, 13 are interred in an extensive burial complex near the base of a mountain range on the outskirts of ...

The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) is largely recognized as a period of art restoration. Reflecting the prosperity and harmony of society, themes such as figural narratives, flower-and-bird compositions and ...

A reprint of a book attributing the end of the Ming dynasty 400 years ago to the incompetence of a Chinese emperor was pulled off the shelves last week as it drew now censored online comparisons with ...

It is a bright pearl of Chinese imperial mausoleums. (photo from nipic.com) A joint mausoleum for the parents of Emperor Jiajing of Ming Dynasty lies at Chunde Mountain, 7.5 kilometers to the ...

BEIJING, Oct 23 (Reuters) - A reprint of a book attributing the end of the Ming dynasty 400 years ago to the ineptitude of a Chinese emperor was pulled from shelves last week, in an apparent purge of ...

A book that drew comparisons between an inept Chinese emperor and President Xi Jinping has been pulled from shelves in China. The book, titled "Chongzhen: The Diligent Emperor of a Fallen Dynasty was ...