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.

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Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing, with its landscaped gardens and many buildings (whose nearly 10,000 rooms contain furniture and works of art), ...

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"All the characteristics and hallmarks are there that identify it as a product of the early Ming [Dynasty] period," Ms McAteer said. How exactly the bowl found itself being sold at a Connecticut ...

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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.

The Chinese always resented the foreigners and in the end revolted and drove them out. A Chinese orphan Hongwu, a peasant soldier who gave up banditry to become a Buddhist monk, led the revolt and ...

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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 ...

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 ...