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The Little Ice Age Triggered The Collapse Of The Ming Dynasty, Causing A Series Of Extreme Droughts That Led To Crop Failures, Famine, And Rebellion
For instance, the Wanli mega-drought spurred the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, one of the most important dynasties in Chinese history. However, a recent study has found that the event may have ...
Collapse of Ming Dynasty actually began with Wanli megadrought, tree-ring research shows
A recent study by Chinese researchers has found that the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, one of the most important dynasties in ...
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Imperial Food in the Ming Dynasty
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 ...
Myth and history: Archaeologists unravel fact and fiction behind ‘Creation of the Gods II’
Demon Force Photo: Courtesy of Douban Amid the bustling Spring Festival holiday, a curious trend emerged in Central China's ...
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Chinese Trade in the Indian Ocean
A background essay on the Ming Dynasty, its powerful trade networks and diplomatic missions as far as Africa and the Red Sea, and the domestic tensions that ultimately changed the course of world ...
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The rise of the Qing dynasty
Chinese history before 1911 is almost ... early Manchus knew a bit about how the Ming empire worked. Historians have different views about how the Qing dynasty ruled. On the one hand, some view ...
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Ruins of Glazed Pagoda at Grand Bao'en Temple in Nanjing of Jiangsu Province
During the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty a most grand and extraordinary ... once the most illustrious building in China's architectural history. It was considered one of the greatest ...