Hundreds of tiles have fallen from the roof of a centuries old tower in China's Anhui province, smashing to the ground near visitors to the site.

In this video, art historians Dr. Kristen Brennan and Dr. Beth Harris discuss the cultural significance of the Xiaoling Mausoleum, the elaborate resting place of Zhu Yuanzhang, founder of the Ming ...

The "Brocade-Clad Guard" ("Embroidered-Uniform Guard"), or Jinyiwei, served under the Ming dynasty for 262 years in Imperial China and were founded by the Hongwu Emperor in 1368.

According to Zhao Hui, head of the archaeological excavation project, in the third year of the Hongwu era (1370) of the Ming Dynasty, then emperor Zhu Yuanzhang appointed his third son Zhu Gang as ...

Xiaoling Mausoleum is the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor or Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398), the founder of the Ming dynasty. [Photo/China News Service] ...

Lot 7 is a copper-red lotus bowl from the Hongwu period, estimated at HK$900,000 to HK$1.8 million. This bowl illustrates the very best quality of work from the Ming dynasty.

Six centuries ago this year, in the 11th lunar month of the 18th year of his reign, the Yongle emperor of the Ming dynasty announced the completion of his brand new capital, Beijing.

Fengyang county is famous for being the hometown of the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor - Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang. Local authorities reportedly moved bystanders from the scene following the ...