During the Ming dynasty, China’s population doubled. The country also established important cultural ties with the West when maritime trade developed in 1557. China exported silk and allowed a ...

The twin wrecks, which date to the Ming dynasty (1368 to 1644), sit less than ... and cultural exchanges along the ancient Maritime Silk Road," Guan Qiang, deputy head of the NCHA, said in the ...

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 ...

During the Ming dynasty, China’s population doubled ... China also exported silk and imported new foods, including peanuts and sweet potatoes. The period had its own distinctive artistic ...

lacquer making and silk weaving reached new heights to meet consumer demand. Michael Wood visits Suzhou, "the Venice of China." Five hundred years ago during the Ming dynasty Suzhou was the symbol ...

Inspired by the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) silk painting Ming Emperor Xianzong Enjoying the Lantern Festival, a live show was held at The Ming Tombs in Beijing on Sunday. The event gathered hundreds ...

The Ming dynasty built a giant wall stretching 5,000 ... Chinese states and taking what they wanted.(See also: Trading Silk for Horses: Origins of the Silk Road.) Contact between northern nomads ...

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). The porcelain jars ...