The food in the Ming palace, however, was mainly that of the southern Han people ... common attribute: Diet was used to protect health. Kublai (1215 - 1294), the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty ...
The Ming Dynasty emperors and their ministers attended ... summon ministers and officials, meet common people, hold palace ceremonies, receive foreign envoys, read books and memorials, and give ...
A background essay on the Ming Dynasty, its powerful trade networks and diplomatic ... surely would acknowledge China's superiority in order to increase their trade. If people did not recognize ...
The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China. It began in 1644 when the Manchu people from the North overthrew the ruling Ming dynasty and established their capital in Beijing.