The shipwrecks are located on the routes of expeditions led by renowned Chinese mariner Zheng He in the early Ming Dynasty. Studies found that both ships were engaged in private maritime trade.

The intricately carved rock pieces were recovered during dredging for the water metro project near the iconic Chinese fishing ...

Since this time, tea, silk and porcelain were among the major products shipped to Africa, Asia and Europe via maritime trade routes. Fuzhou became even ... made Fuzhou their home in this time. During ...

China and Sri Lanka have stepped up bilateral cooperation in heritage-led tourism and cultural economy development, ...

Medieval Bengal’s links to the Straits world, a narrow stretch of water connecting to Southeast Asia and beyond, are ...

This piece is part of a series of articles covering the medieval and early modern great powers of each of Asia’s regions: ...

Nearly any person you speak to has heard of Beijing’s most famous site — the Great Wall of China. However, Beijing is an intriguing city for many other reasons. Ancient temples stand side-by-side with ...

Both must navigate complex questions of international trade: who made what where and ... Either approach is rewarding in a different way. Ming dynasty porcelain plate recovered from the wreck ...

A large, rare Chinese dragon palace carpet from the Ming dynasty is heading to auction at Christie's London on Thursday (May 1) with a $1.1 to $1.6m estimate. "Of the seven ... we know of in the ...

Fast-forward a few hundred years to the Ming Dynasty—which lasted from ... could be found throughout the continent’s inland trade routes. In the Middle Ages, playing cards began to take ...

Ancient silk paintings dating to China’s Ming dynasty have yielded new clues ... transported into West Asia and Europe via maritime trade routes. “This scenario raises the possibility that ...