Hundreds of tiles have fallen from the roof of a centuries old tower in China's Anhui province, smashing to the ground near ...

No injuries were reported. Fengyang county was the hometown of Hongwu, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and the tower is one of the main local tourist attractions. The local ...

With intricate designs, the tomb once belonged to a "feudal lord who was enfeoffed by the Hongwu Emperor ... since the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was very ...

The Fengyang Drum Tower in China partially collapsed on May 19, with nearby tourists seen scrambling as roof tiles went flying from the 650-year-old building. No injuries were reported, the ...

A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th ... The porcelain jars, made for the Jiajing Emperor, sparked a 20-minute bidding war among more than 10 collectors before eventually ...

Hundreds of tiles have fallen from the roof of a centuries old tower in China's Anhui province, smashing to the ground near visitors to the site. Eyewitness footage showed sections of the roof ...

The tower remains closed for repairs, with a reopening date yet to be announced. Fengyang County is historically notable as the birthplace of the Ming Dynasty’s founder, Emperor Hongwu.