Most previous studies on the collapse of the Ming Dynasty have focused on the famous "Chongzhen Drought" of the late Ming Dynasty, considering it an important factor in the decline of the Ming ...

Climate change has played a crucial role in shaping societies throughout history. Recently, a study led by Chinese researchers has shown how these climatic changes may have significantly influenced ...

One of the largest historic towers in China, a Ming Dynasty building reconstructed in 1995, is going to need more reconstruction. The roof of the Fengyang Drum Tower in Anhui province partially ...

The roof of the Fengyang Drum Tower, built during the Ming Dynasty in 1375, collapsed as hundreds of its tiles slid down, followed by a large plume of debris dust, according to video footage.

Anhui, China: The roof of a historic Ming Dynasty-era Drum Tower in Fengyang County, Anhui province, partially collapsed on Monday evening, causing hundreds of roof tiles to fall near visitors. Eyewit ...

Turchin's analogy here is that transcontinental waves of instability can sweep around the world. "Why did the English Civil War, the Time of Troubles in Russia and the fall of the Ming Dynasty in ...

A section of an ancient brick-chambered mural tomb built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Xihe township of Fenyang city, Shanxi province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Archaeologists ...

Object Details Author Dreyer, Edward L Subject Zheng, He 1371-1435 Travel Contents Editor's preface -- Author's preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The enigma of Zheng He -- The Chinese Tributary System ...

To further explore and carry forward the essence of Ming Dynasty culture, the "Impressions of the Ming Dynasty: A Chapter of World Heritage" ...