Tourists dressed in traditional Chinese attire take photos at the Forbidden City in Beijing on May 8, 2025. Photo: VCG. On a ...

Kings and emperors of old used gold and silver tableware not just for dining, but to project power and prestige. These ...

[Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] The exhibition The Objects as Vessels of Wisdom showcases 29 pieces of Chinese Ming ... as Splendor section features Ming Dynasty furniture, such as rosewood ...

NANJING — In the heart of China's pottery capital Yixing in the eastern province of Jiangsu, the ancient ritual of firing the ...

Last year, a ceramics collector was perusing the wares at a London thrift store when a couple of jars caught their eye. Less ...

By the Ming Dynasty, silver became the predominant currency in China, thanks to the development of global trade, Wu says. "There had long been a shortage of silver resources in Chinese history ... of ...

16th-11th century BC), ceramic wares from landmark periods, imperial furniture, and more others that span more than 3,000 years of Chinese history ... from the reign of Chenghua (1465-87) in the Ming ...

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 ...

Fengyang county is famous for its history and culture, and was the hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang (the Hongwu Emperor), founder of the Ming dynasty.