The Ming Dynasty marked a pivotal period in Chinese history. It characterized nearly 300 years of life in region and produced some valuable goods that often still survive to this day behind museum ...

To track the species' decline, researchers have turned to an unusual source— ancient Chinese poetry ... the porpoise's presence and behavior. A Ming Dynasty woodblock illustration from a ...

SINGAPORE – Originally published 24 years ago, a Chinese-language short story written by Cultural Medallion recipient Chia Joo Ming has now been translated into English, Malay and Tamil and ...

A small shard of porcelain, dating from the Ming Dynasty (1520–1570), containing ... a prized commodity across the globe. While ancient Chinese porcelain has been found in Israel before, this ...

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 ...

Shi Cheng was founded during the Tang Dynasty in 621 AD and flourished under the Ming and Qing dynasties ... city gates—an unusual feature in ancient Chinese city design. But in 1959, a bold ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: “Fair Ladies — Digital Representations of Ancient Chinese Women,” a Zhejiang Museum exhibition ... particularly during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The convention of exclusively ...

Different from a northern Chinese courtyard, or "yuan zi" (院子), a skywell is smaller and less exposed to the outdoor environment. They are commonly seen in homes dating to Ming (1368-1644 ...