In late Yuan Dynasty, flower cultivation was highly developed, and during the Ming and Qing dynasties there was not a single imperial palace, prince's mansion, official's residence, villa or park ...
During the Ming dynasty, China’s population doubled ... auspicious bird-and-flower motifs and large-scale landscape compositions.” ...
The "rain and flower pebbles" from the hills here turn ... Xiaoling lies the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398) who founded the Ming Dynasty. Known to some as the "Beggar Emperor" because of ...