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The Thirteen Ming Tombs in Beijing
The thirteen Ming Dynasty imperial tombs are Changling of ... After Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of Ming, died, he was buried in Xiaoling in Nanjing. His son, Emperor Zhu Di, the emperor ...
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Explore imperial China’s majestic heart at the Forbidden City in Beijing
Explore 500 years of China's imperial history at the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site once home to 24 Ming and ...
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Imperial Food in the Ming Dynasty
The imperial food of the Ming and Qing Dynasties had one common attribute: Diet was used to protect health. Kublai (1215 - 1294), the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, paid great attention to ...
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The rise of the Qing dynasty
It began in 1644 when the Manchu people from the North overthrew the ruling Ming dynasty and established their capital in Beijing. To ease their transition into power, the first Qing emperor ...
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Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
The tomb of the first Ming Emperor, the Xiaoling Tomb broke with the past and established the basic design for those that followed in Beijing, and also the Xianling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty in ...