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).

On Wednesday in London, Sotheby’s sold a pair of rare 16th-century Ming Dynasty Chinese jars decorated with orange fish for $12.5 million, blowing the house’s $1 million high estimate out of ...

Imperial Tombs of the Ming Dynasty Updated: 2007-06-11 08:58. Within Chinese thinking, the number "13" is not an inauspicious omen, except in the case of the Ming Dynasty imperial family.

The announcement was made during the 2024 Ming Dynasty Culture Forum. Construction on the Ming Tombs, the burial grounds of 13 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) emperors, began in 1409 during the reign of ...

CHANGPING, China, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 14, the Ming Dynasty Culture Forum 2025 opened at the Ming Culture International Exchange Center in Changping District, Beijing.

The roof of a Ming Dynasty tower dating back more than 600 years collapsed in a huge pile of rubble in China's Fengyang county on Monday (19 May). Eyewitness footage showed part of the historic ...

The Drum Tower - reportedly the largest in China - was built in 1375 during the Ming Dynasty but had undergone an extensive rebuild in 1995. Officials for the county, ...

CHANGPING, China, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 14, the Ming Dynasty Culture Forum 2025 opened at the Ming Culture International Exchange Center in Changping District, Beijing. The Forum ...

CHANGPING, China, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 14, the Ming Dynasty Culture Forum 2025 opened at the Ming Culture International Exchange Center in Changping District, Beijing. The Forum ...