and swords at their waists. The civil officials wear court caps and hold tablets. These stone carvings have artistic characteristics of the early Ming Dynasty. They are rare art treasures.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital in Nanjing (Chinese for southern capital). He ate mostly food cooked with the flavors of South China during his ...

with its landscaped gardens and many buildings (whose nearly 10,000 rooms contain furniture and works of art), constitutes a priceless testimony to Chinese civilization during the Ming and Qing ...

A Chinese orphan Hongwu, a peasant soldier who gave up banditry to become a Buddhist monk, led the revolt and founded the Ming dynasty in 1368. Author: Jean Johnson. Why were there so many Chinese ...

A background essay on the Ming Dynasty, its powerful trade networks and diplomatic missions as far as Africa and the Red Sea, and the domestic tensions that ultimately changed the course of world ...

27 Sep - Ming Dao recently admitted that he didn't actually approve of Alan Chen for good friend Joe Chen in the past. As reported on UDN, the Taiwanese actor shared as much in his speech during Joe ...

Ming Dao’s four-year-old son was also part of the wedding as a flower boy, while the actor’s one-year-old daughter made an appearance with him on stage. Fans sent the wedding couple their well ...

The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China. It began in 1644 when the Manchu people from the North overthrew the ruling Ming dynasty and established their capital in Beijing.

Lipid bilayer forms a water-impermeable barrier that defines the boundary of a cell and of specialized compartments within a cell. Membrane proteins are embedded in lipid bilayers and serve a wide ...

Ming-Chi Kuo is a renowned Apple analyst, with over 10 years of experience reporting on Apple with data from the supply chain. Much of what we learn about upcoming products, delays, and potential ...

Dr. Xiao’s research focuses on developing genomic technologies and applying them in studying the human genome. Among his recent work at Drexel is the development of technologies based on the ...