Initially, it dates back to the Ming and Qing dynasties ... in 2001 during an expedition by the Chinese government. Scuba Diving the Underwater Ancient Ruins of Shi Cheng (Lion City) at Qiandao ...

Some historians say fire dragon dances date back even further, to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 ... rather than ‘fire.’ In ancient times, people worshipped dragons to beseech for rain.

The design of the Chinese place of worship displays some of ... cattle and sheep as part of ancient Chinese rituals of sacrifice to heaven. By the time of the Ming dynasty, the annual ritual ...

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "We must protect, inherit, and spread these treasures of Chinese culture." To further delve into and pass on the essence of Ming Dynasty culture ...

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 ...

Chinese student protesters are claiming that the Christian Dior fashion house has ripped off a classic skirt design from China that dates back to the Ming dynasty. Dozens of Chinese students took ...

He later put it up for exhibit at the National Gallery of South Africa’s Chinese Exhibition ... Emperor Xuande was the fifth Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and reigned for over a decade from ...

A 600-YEAR-old Chinese teapot made for a Ming Dynasty emperor is tipped to sell for £8.3million. The 9in tall, blue-and-white jug boasts a clawed dragon design and was made between 1402 and 1424.

A 15th century Chinese box which went unnoticed for decades ... It bears the marks of Xuande, the fifth Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1426-1435). It is one of only five known in the world ...

This is the first in a two-part series on the voyages of the Chinese in the pre-Columbian era. Here, Victoria Bela examines the proposition that ancient ... During the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 ...