All Chinese silk is produced from the fibers spun by domesticated silkworms. China is recognized as the first country in the world to raise silkworms, with silk weaving traditions dating back ...

The Forbidden City would be the home and seat of power for 24 rulers—14 from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 ... Ming PalaceThis 15th-century tempera on silk painting depicts the many palaces ...

Nantong kesi, a branch of Ben kesi, a type of Chinese tapestry weaving ... during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) gradually overshadowed the Nantong kesi. In the early 20th century, Zhang Jian, a ...

"In the past, women here dressed in silk -- it was one of their joys," she added. Like other women in the long impoverished region, they are also weaving dreams of a better life. "Here, everything ...

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, around 200 miles away from ...

The roof of a 650-year-old Fengyang Drum Tower in the city of Chuzhou in East China's Anhui province came crashing to the ground this week. Visuals from the incident showed several eyewitnesses ...

Footage has emerged of hundreds of tiles from China’s historic Ming Dynasty tower collapsing near passing visitors. On Monday, the historic tower in China’s Anhui province saw hundreds of ...

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 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 ...