The stone grenades were found near a section of the Great Wall at Badaling that was built by Ming dynasty rulers in the 16th century. (Image credit: Dolly442 at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)) ...

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 ...

What the collapse of the Ming Dynasty can tell us about American decline. ... Ming China was by far the greatest nation on the planet for most of the 15th and 16th centuries.

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 ...

Nestled just north of Beijing, the Ming Tombs stand as a timeless testament to the grandeur and spiritual reverence of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). These imperial burial grounds, first ...

Two volumes of the Ming Dynasty’s Yongle Encyclopedia (永樂大典) sold yesterday at auction in Paris for 8 128 000€, over 1000 times of the estimated price. The Encyclopedia sought to ...

A 15th century box is up for auction after sitting in a WWII veteran's family home for over 55 years. The box is believed to have been made for an emperor.

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).

A Ming Dynasty Bowl Purchased for $35 at a Yard Sale Could Now Sell for $500,000 Sotheby’s is offering the rare piece, which was discovered by a keen-eyed shopper in Connecticut By Tim Nelson ...