Along the top, six bold characters announce that this is the "Great Ming Circulating Treasure Certificate". Below this, there is a broad decorative border of dragons going all round the sheet ...

A "Tablet of the Divine Merit and Sage Virtue of Xiaoling of the Great Ming" was the final project. Xiaoling construction spanned thirty years. The entrance to Xiaoling Mausoleum is just opposite ...

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Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural ...

In fact, however, the two emperors did not make great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. They mostly enjoyed the fruits of the work of their predecessors. But they did follow Emperor Zhu Di and ...

Tang emperor Zhu Houhuang was a devout Taoist, so the High Priest Chansheng priest served as his chief adviser. One day, during a ceremony, an assassination attempt was made on the monarch, after ...

Along the top, six bold characters announce that this is the "Great Ming Circulating Treasure Certificate". Below this, there is a broad decorative border of dragons going all round the sheet ...