Imperial Tombs of the Ming Dynasty Updated: 2007-06-11 08:58. Within Chinese thinking, the number "13" is not an inauspicious omen, except in the case of the Ming Dynasty imperial family.

Zhu Yuanzhang was from a poor peasant family. Orphaned at a tender age, he became a Buddhist monk in Huangjue Monastery because he had no one to support him. Portrait of Ming Emperor Tai Zu (Zhu ...

The Drum Tower - reportedly the largest in China - was built in 1375 during the Ming Dynasty but had undergone an extensive rebuild in 1995. ... Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang.

Despite this, Zhu Youcheng loved her so deeply that he broke with Chinese tradition and became the first and only monogamous emperor, leading to comparisons with a hermit at times. As a result, he had ...

Ceramics and more from the Ming dynasty, including a Shen Zhou hand scroll, and a gallery devoted to the art of Zhu Qizhan – the Hong Kong Museum of Art is celebrating its 60th anniversary with ...

He was the 11th-generation lord of the Shu Kingdom during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in what is now Sichuan Province. The noble also had the posthumous title of "King of Duan," or the "King of ...

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).

The Drum Tower - reportedly the largest in China - was built in 1375 during the Ming Dynasty but had undergone an extensive rebuild in 1995. ... Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang.

The Drum Tower - reportedly the largest in China - was built in 1375 during the Ming Dynasty but had undergone an extensive rebuild in 1995. ... Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang.