This is not the first time that a Ming Dynasty artifact has smashed its auction estimate. In July 2020, two rare volumes of an ancient Chinese encyclopedia sold for more than €8 million ($9 ...

A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th century have sold for £9.6 million ($12.5 million) at auction, smashing their estimate of £1 million ($1.3 million).

The damaged section of the 32nd Great Wall dates back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The whole edifice was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1987.

Two British brothers have been jailed for stealing Ming dynasty artefacts worth around £3m from a Swiss museum, police said. Louis and Stewart Ahearne, from Greenwich, south London, pleaded ...

The Ming dynasty lasted from 1368 to 1644 and the dragon motif allowed experts to identify it as royal because only goods destined for the emperor were allowed to have five-clawed dragons. The ...

On the first day of China's Qingming Festival holiday, actors dressed in the traditional clothing or armors of the ancient Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) recreated one of the dynasty's grand ceremonies.