Maritime Expeditions. One of the major means under-taken in expanding foreign contacts during the Ming dynasty was a series of seven great maritime expeditions, spanning from 1405 to 1433, led by a Muslim eunuch named Zheng He ( Cheng Ho ). The first expedition was manned by 28,000 sailors onboard 62 or 63 large ships and 255 smaller vessels.

The Yuan dynasty was succeeded by the Ming dynasty, under which cultural influences from the South—expressed in movements toward cultural orthodoxy—again became important. Nearly all the major poets and prose writers in traditional literature were southerners, who enthusiastically launched and supported antiquarian movements based on a return to models of various ages …

The Ming dynasty (1368-1644) was a Chinese dynasty with a Chinese imperial family, as distinct from the dynasty that came before it (the Mongol, or Yuan, dynasty of Chinggis and Khubilai Khan) or the one that followed it (the Manchu, or Qing, dynasty). To demonstrate Ming power, the first emperors initiated campaigns to decisively defeat any ...

Mar 18, 2021 · Ming Dynasty bowl spotted at yard sale fetches $720,000. John Marshall. 03/18/2021. A 15th Century Chinese bowl has gone under the hammer and sold for over $700,000 at Sotheby's. It had been found ...

Jun 27, 2021 · Archaeologists Find Well-Preserved Ming Dynasty-Era Fort Near China’s Great Wall ... The Qingping Fort dates to the Ming Dynasty, which spanned from 1368 to 1644 A.D.

Apr 08, 2014 · A small Ming dynasty-era bowl dubbed the "chicken cup" sold for 281.2 million Hong Kong dollars (US$36.3 million) at a Sotheby's sale in Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting a record for the most ...

With commentary and annotations throughout, Ming Dynasty Tales: A Guided Reader presents for the first time in English 10 key stories from China's Ming Dynasty era. Casting new light on this significant period in Chinese literary history, these tales bring Ming era China vividly to life, from its chaotic beginnings to its imperial heyday.

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The year is 1402, the first year of the reign of Yongle, Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In a fit of rage one day, the impulsive and ill-tempered Emperor orders the execution of royal physician Jing Qing and his entire family. All die, save one – Jing Qing’s eldest daughter (Tang Wei) – who is rescued by a nobleman named Sun Zhong. The latter adopts her and names her Sun Ruo …