"I was astounded when I discovered it was from the Ming Dynasty. This makes it the oldest Chinese artifact in Australian history," Dechamps stated on the Antiques Roadshow program. Upon ...

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 ...

When the Han Chinese overthrew the Mongols and founded the Ming dynasty in the later 14th century, they took over the fleet and an already extensive trade network. The enterprising spirit of the ...

He pacified the people by burying the last Ming emperor with honours ... the Mandate passed to the new dynasty. The Mandate of Heaven is the pre-20th century Chinese belief that an emperor would ...

Three men snatched Ming dynasty antiques worth more than 3.5 million US dollars (£2.78 million) from a Swiss museum shortly before they allegedly plotted to murder a career criminal convicted of ...

An Antiques Roadshow expert warned a guest to 'be careful' after he started dancing when he was told of the real value of his ...

It also incorporates traditional Chinese instruments like the pipa and flute, in dialogue with the symphony orchestra. The ...

Nationalists on Chinese social media cite the 14th-century voyages of eunuch Admiral Zheng. He is the basis for their claim.

Made exclusively for the Northern Song court, Ru Kiln porcelain wares are by far the most celebrated of Chinese ceramics, ...

the Lan Su Chinese Garden is among some of the only authentic Chinese gardens in the country. Modeled after China's Ming dynasty scholars gardens, the Lan Su Chinese Garden aims to be a place ...