The Ming Dynasty marked a pivotal period in Chinese history. It characterized nearly 300 years of life in region and produced some valuable goods that often still survive to this day behind museum ...

To track the species' decline, researchers have turned to an unusual source— ancient Chinese poetry ... the porpoise's presence and behavior. A Ming Dynasty woodblock illustration from a ...

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 ...

A small shard of porcelain, dating from the Ming Dynasty (1520–1570), containing ... a prized commodity across the globe. While ancient Chinese porcelain has been found in Israel before, this ...

Shi Cheng was founded during the Tang Dynasty in 621 AD and flourished under the Ming and Qing dynasties ... city gates—an unusual feature in ancient Chinese city design. But in 1959, a bold ...

Nearly 1,000 cultural relics have been recovered from shipwrecks dating back to the Ming Dynasty — from 1368-1644 — including porcelain and pottery, copper coins, and deer antlers, China’s ...

An ancient submerged city of Shicheng, also known as the ‘Lion City’ is now open to the divers for exploration. The city was intentionally flooded in 1959 for the formation of the Xin’an ...

SINGAPORE – Originally published 24 years ago, a Chinese-language short story written by Cultural Medallion recipient Chia Joo Ming has now been translated into English, Malay and Tamil and ...

Different from a northern Chinese courtyard, or "yuan zi" (院子), a skywell is smaller and less exposed to the outdoor environment. They are commonly seen in homes dating to Ming (1368-1644 ...