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The Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in ... the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties from the 15th to 20th century, the Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang ...
The Xi’an wall—originally built during the Tang era (618 – 907 C.E.) and later expanded by the Ming dynasty from 1370 ... “So, when we say this is a 14th century wall, it is the earliest ...
The first Chinese migrants settled in Siam – the official name of Thailand before 1939 – in the 14th century ... transition” from the Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty, says Thai historian ...
Huizong’s efforts initiated centuries of bronze casting — basins, urns, incense burners, bells and decorative objects, dating from the late ... to a Ming dynasty bronze from the 17th century ...
a small wine cup known as the “chicken cup”; and a 14th century An Huan phoenix design bowl. The items, including this Chinese Ming Dynasty vase, were worth around £2.78 million (Handout/PA ...
Known for exquisite porcelain production and expansive trade, the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ... Platter. Yuan period, mid-14th century. China, Jiangxi Province. Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt ...
Situated on the Yangtze River and surrounded by a well-preserved 33-kilometre city wall built in the late 14th century, Nanjing was formerly the nation’s capital under the Ming dynasty, and again ...
A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th century have sold for £9.6 million ... particularly since the late 1990’s, is a staggering rise in prices in this field,” he ...
It was the 14th casualty of the Thames watercraft dynasty. Somehow, despite the rich history of boats in the capital, sustaining a river boat business on the Thames in the late 20th century had ...
The flag’s origins are believed to date back to the 9th century, and it was formally adopted in the late 14th century ... coat of arms of the Babenberg dynasty, which ruled Austria in the ...