Chinese ink painting, a centuries-old art using ink and brushwork, has influenced and inspired global art. For Chen Hongyi, ...

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A month before the shooting, the Ahearne brothers and Kelly stole Chinese Ming Dynasty artefacts worth more than $3.5 million (£2.78m) burgled from the Museum of Far Eastern Art in Geneva.

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Another entry describes how a mid-ranking Han official's salary included ten servants tasked solely with polishing his ceremonial armor. Ming dynasty officials had their meager wages supplemented ...

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The future emperor of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, and his adviser, Liu Bowen, put messages in mooncakes to communicate with other revolutionaries. The popularity of the Mid-Autumn Festival ...