There are thirteen imperial tombs of the Ming Dynasty scattered over an ... The stone slab had eleven Chinese characters inscribed: "The underground palace has seven doors." Each panel of the ...

A friend described Xu’s character as “Drifting with ... that Xu was at large in the golden age of Chinese travel, during the prosperous Ming dynasty (1368-1644), when commerce was booming ...

The plate, at a diameter of 47 cm, is engraved with an inscription of 133 Chinese characters in 13 rows ... Empress Wen Hongxi reign (1424-25), Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) This is a fragmented ...

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 ...