"As the core fortress of three-level defense system of the Guangdong coastal defense system during the Ming Dynasty, Nanhai ...

During the Ming dynasty, China’s population doubled ... China also exported silk and imported new foods, including peanuts and sweet potatoes. The period had its own distinctive artistic ...

Located 160 km southeast of Yumen Pass, Jiayu Pass marks the western end of the Ming Great Wall. Nearly 80 percent of the ...

It looks at the impact that Hong Kong and China had on trade along the Maritime Silk Road in 1368-1644 – during the Ming dynasty – and how trading helped shape and influence the city.

The best place to see how it all got started is the city’s excellent Silk Museum (Sichou Bowuguan) on Renmin Road. By the time of the Ming dynasty, the city was flooded with wealthy merchants ...

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 ...

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty there were great varieties of ... those called by the emperor were given a cake wrapped in red silk. When Imperial College students paid tribute to Confucius ...

The Silk Road maintained its status for over a ... so retaliated by embargoing trade with Europe. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, China was once again shut off from the outside world, thus ending ...

The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the next UNESCO World Heritage site.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty there were great varieties of ... those called by the emperor were given a cake wrapped in red silk. When Imperial College students paid tribute to Confucius ...