Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital in Nanjing (Chinese for southern capital). He ate mostly food cooked with the flavors of South China during his ...

"All the characteristics and hallmarks are there that identify it as a product of the early Ming [Dynasty] period," Ms McAteer said. How exactly the bowl found itself being sold at a Connecticut ...

Tea was popular in the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties prominent officials and eminent people used tea drinking as an occasion to foster friendships and discuss poetry.

A background essay on the Ming Dynasty, its powerful trade networks and diplomatic missions as far as Africa and the Red Sea, and the domestic tensions that ultimately changed the course of world ...

A Chinese orphan Hongwu, a peasant soldier who gave up banditry to become a Buddhist monk, led the revolt and founded the Ming dynasty in 1368. Author: Jean Johnson. Why were there so many Chinese ...

with its landscaped gardens and many buildings (whose nearly 10,000 rooms contain furniture and works of art), constitutes a priceless testimony to Chinese civilization during the Ming and Qing ...

The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China. It began in 1644 when the Manchu people from the North overthrew the ruling Ming dynasty and established their capital in Beijing.

Britney Spears is a pop singer, dancer and performer. She rose to fame with the release of her 1999 hit single, "... Baby One More Time," from the debut album of the same name. She has since ...

Jamie Lynn Spears is an American actress and singer. She is best known for being the younger sister of Britney Spears. She rose to fame as the star of the Nickelodeon teen sketch comedy show All ...

It’s a weekly game, and there’s always major movement within rankings, but dynasty doesn’t function the same way. Dynasty fantasy football — which allows you to have the same roster year ...

Dynasty fantasy football asks fantasy managers to operate with the bigger picture in mind. While our weekly fantasy rankings or rest-of-season redraft rankings are constantly shifting and shaking ...