Although some scholars have labeled the early Ming Dynasty as a proto-liberal state, they are mistaken. The Ming governance ...

Nearly 1,000 cultural relics have been recovered from shipwrecks dating back to the Ming Dynasty — from 1368-1644 — including porcelain and pottery, copper coins, and deer antlers, China’s National ...

Chinese archaeologists announced the discovery of the largest ever cannon found during an excavation of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall of China, state media confirmed on Monday. The cannon, ...

Sixteen emperors ruled China during the Ming dynasty, which lasted from 1368 to 1644. Of those, 13 are interred in an extensive burial complex near the base of a mountain range on the outskirts of ...

A recent deep-sea archaeological expedition in the South China Sea has led to the discovery and recovery of over 900 artifacts from two ancient shipwrecks dating back to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).

A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th century have sold for $12.5 million at auction, smashing their estimate of $1.3 million. The porcelain jars, made for the Jiajing Emperor, ...