A growing number of visitors are flocking to the Suzhou Silk Museum, one of only two state-owned museums in southern China ...

The underwater excavation of the shipwrecks began last year and shows that people from the Ming Dynasty used the South China Sea, known as the ancient Maritime Silk Road, as an important trade ...

A treasure trove of more than 900 artefacts have been discovered within a pair of ancient shipwrecks 5,000 feet under the South China Sea, which date back to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).

During the Ming dynasty, China’s population doubled ... China also exported silk and imported new foods, including peanuts and sweet potatoes. The period had its own distinctive artistic ...

The twin wrecks, which date to the Ming dynasty (1368 to 1644), sit less than ... and cultural exchanges along the ancient Maritime Silk Road," Guan Qiang, deputy head of the NCHA, said in the ...

It flourished during the Ming Dynasty and offered significant advantages ... during the Tang and Song dynasties for export, Maritime Silk Road expert Qiu Xiaoxi told the Global Times.

Nearly 1,000 pieces of treasure — including copper coins and ornate pottery from the Ming Dynasty — were recovered ... along the ancient Maritime Silk Road," said Guan Qiang, deputy head ...

The roof of a Ming Dynasty tower dating back more than 600 years collapsed in a huge pile of rubble in China's Fengyang county on Monday (19 May). Eyewitness footage showed part of the historic ...

A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th century have sold for £9.6 million ($12.5 million) at auction, smashing their estimate of £1 million ($1.3 million). The porcelain jars ...