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 ...

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 ...

The Ming dynasty built a giant wall stretching 5,000 ... Chinese states and taking what they wanted.(See also: Trading Silk for Horses: Origins of the Silk Road.) Contact between northern nomads ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

One highlight, the Xian Can Li, a silk farming ceremony ... creative products modeled on the unique aesthetics of the Ming Dynasty. "We want visitors to come here every year but still remain ...