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• Ming Dynasty
  The mid- and late Ming Dynasty saw an unprecedented boom in commerce and commodities. As people increasing ...er Ming Dynasty]], and [[Chen Hongwei]] during the final years of the Ming Dynasty.
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• Hongwu Emperor
  Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644). The era of his reign (1368-1398) was named "Hongwu", his tem Category:[[Ming Dynasty emperors]]
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• Xuande Emperor
  ...the grandson of the [[Yongle Emperor]] and the fifth emperor of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. The era of his reign was named Xuande; his temple name was [[Xuanzong]]. [[Category:Ming Dynasty emperors]]
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• Ming
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• Kunqu
  ...Jiangsu]] around the end of the [[Yuan Dynasty]] (1271-1368) and the early Ming. Kunqu reached its peak of popularity at the end of the Ming and the early period of the Qing, exerting tremendous impact on other types
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• Ming Dynasty
  The mid- and late Ming Dynasty saw an unprecedented boom in commerce and commodities. As people increasing ...er Ming Dynasty]], and [[Chen Hongwei]] during the final years of the Ming Dynasty.
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• Qinqiang
  ...widely popular around the end of the Ming and the beginning of the [[Qing Dynasty]], influencing to different degrees many other types of opera. Shaanxi oper
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October 5, 2009
  ...the eating habits of the ruling class. The Mongolian rulers of the [[Yuan Dynasty]] were especially fond of mutton, and 80% of the dishes in their palace wer
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• Dinghui Si
  ...mple. It was not until 1703, the 42nd year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty, that the temple was renamed the Dinghui Temple. The buildings as we see today have retained their Ming-Dynasty layout and architectural style. Jiaoshan Isle itself is a place with a pict
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/June30, 2012
  ...of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and given the name by Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Ming emperor. [[Qutan Temple|(More...)]]
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/November16, 2013
  ...s the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.(
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• Nurhaci
  ...nd declared himself the Khan and founded the [[Jin Dynasty]] (often called Later Jin). ...on the Liaosong battlefield. However, in 1626, Nurhaci was defeated by the Ming General [[Yuan Chonghuan]] at the [[Battle of Ningyuan]] and he died in ang
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/November 28, 2016
  ...inese imperial palace from the [[Ming]] Dynasty to the end of the [[Qing]] Dynasty, began a restoration project to keep the walls from collapsing. ([[Forbidde
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/April 19, 2010
  ...ed and lengthened in [[Sui Dynasty]] (581-618) and again during the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644). ('''[[Huangyaguan Great Wall|More...]]''')
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/June 20, 2010
  ...g Dynasty]] (1368-1644) and given the name by [[Zhu Yuanzhang]], the first Ming emperor. Qutan, or Gutama, is the family name and honorific title of Sakyam
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• Nanputuo Temple
  ...ter it was reconstructed during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722) of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. The temple enjoyed its peak of popularity during the 1920s and the 1930s
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/July20, 2013
  ...s the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/August17, 2013
  ...s the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 6, 2014
  ...s the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October7, 2012
  ...s the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• Huayan Temple
  ...ilt in the 1140 during the Jin Dynasty. It was again rebuilt in the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644). In the time of mid-Ming, the temple was divided into two: the Upper Huayan and Lower Huayan. The tw
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• Old City God's Temple
  ...[[Chen Huacheng]], a national hero during the [[Opium War]]. In the [[Qing Dynasty]], this temple was very popular in Shanghai. Since then, it has been renova
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/May 19, 2010
  ...of Yuan ming yuan (Old Summer Palace).jpg|thumb|200px|left|Ruins of ''Yuan ming yuan'' (Old Summer Palace)]] ...s", used to be an imperial summer palace. On imperial orders in the [[Qing Dynasty]], continuous expansion had been going on for over 150 years. ('''[[Yuanmin
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/April 21, 2013
  ...s the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/February 25, 2018
  ...inese imperial palace from the [[Ming]] Dynasty to the end of the [[Qing]] Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/May 14, 2015
  ...inese imperial palace from the [[Ming]] Dynasty to the end of the [[Qing]] Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/August 23, 2015
  ...inese imperial palace from the [[Ming]] Dynasty to the end of the [[Qing]] Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/January 16, 2020
  ...inese imperial palace from the [[Ming]] Dynasty to the end of the [[Qing]] Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/February 7, 2015
  ...inese imperial palace from the [[Ming]] Dynasty to the end of the [[Qing]] Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/April 30, 2015
  ...inese imperial palace from the [[Ming]] Dynasty to the end of the [[Qing]] Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September22, 2013
  ...s the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October2, 2013
  ...s the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/November 2, 2015
  ...Ruins of Yuan ming yuan (Old Summer Palace).jpg|thumb|left|Ruins of ''Yuan ming yuan'' (Old Summer Palace)]] ...tation of being the "Garden of Gardens." On imperial orders in the [[Qing Dynasty]], continuous expansion had been going on for over 150 years. ([[Yuanmingyu
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/January 15, 2017
  ...shuttlecock kicking competitions. The sport reached its peak in the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911), and the making and kicking techniques became more sophistica
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/May 10, 2010
  ...shuttlecock kicking competitions. The sport reached its peak in the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911), and the making and kicking techniques became more sophistica
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• Luxiang Village
  ...asty]]. It is also the hometown of [[Wang Ao]], prime minister of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Wang Ao is represented by the gateways of Xieyuan, Huiyuan (fi Most worth visiting: ancient Ming Dynasty streets and houses, decorated archways
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• Wolong Temple
  ...had been destroyed and rebuilt during the [[Ming Dynasty]]. By the [[Qing Dynasty]], it had emerged as the leading Buddhist sanctuary in Xi'an. During the Re
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 27, 2009
  ...g and a place of birthday celebration for the imperial family during the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] Dynasties. ('''[[Beijing Art Museum|More ...]]''' )
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• Dahui Temple
  ...tal. From the murals, you can see the daily life of the people in the Ming Dynasty. Both the clay sculptures and murals are regarded as great treasures of Bud
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• Mount Putuo
  ...e held, Mount Putuo was dubbed “Buddha Land in the Vast Sea” in the [[Song Dynasty]] (960-1279). ...[[Nanjing]] and was dismantled and reassembled on Mt. Putuo in early Qing Dynasty.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/November 28, 2009
  ...ents resemble dancing. It reached its peak of popularity at the end of the Ming and the early period of the Qing, exerting tremendous impact on other types
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• Dalu Village
  ...minister of the [[Southern Song Dynasty]]). The most precious are over 300 Ming and Qing couplets on pillars, providing valuable research material.
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• Xingguo Temple
  ...ua reign, Ming Dynasty). After the Jiaqing reign (1796-1820) of the [[Qing Dynasty]], new halls were added until the temple grew into an impressive affair wit ...these caves were crafted during the Zhenguan reign (627-649) of the [[Tang Dynasty]], and some one hundred and thirty of them are still in good shape today. T
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• Hu Family Ancestral Hall at Longchuan
  ...22 and 1566 during the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644), thus showing distinct Ming architectural features. Covering an area of 1,146 sq. m, seven brick-and-wo
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• Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum
  '''The mausoleum of Zhu Yuanzhang''' （朱元璋墓）, the first emperor in the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644), and his [[Empress Ma]], it is located at the foot of the Wan ...ried in the mausoleum together with Empress Ma. The accessorial project of Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum was not finished until 1405 of the Yongle reign.
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• Taiqing Palace
  ...] about 1000 years ago and underwent complete rebuilding during the [[Ming Dynasty]].
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• CIIC:Selected anniversaries/January 23
  [[1368]]: [[Zhu Yuanzhang]] established the [[Ming Dynasty]].
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/December8, 2011
  ..., born in [[Shanghai]] in 1562, was an outstanding scientist in the [[Ming Dynasty]]. [[Xu Guangqi|(More...)]]
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• Nengren Temple
  ...ng Dynasty]]). It was rebuilt in 1870 (9th year of the Tongzhi reign, Qing Dynasty) and has remained largely intact since.
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• Huangyaguan Great Wall
  ...ed and lengthened in [[Sui Dynasty]] (581-618) and again during the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644). The ancient [[Great Wall]] of this section had a length of 4
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/July 5, 2018
  ...Jiangsu]] around the end of the [[Yuan Dynasty]] (1271-1368) and the early Ming. ([[Kunqu|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/June 3, 2017
  ...Jiangsu]] around the end of the [[Yuan Dynasty]] (1271-1368) and the early Ming. ([[Kunqu|More...]])
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• Furong Village
  ...Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty structures, 18 ancestral halls and five Ming Dynasty house sites.
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• Jingshan Park
  ...Jingshan) is situated just north of the [[Palace Museum]]. From the [[Yuan Dynasty]] onwards, this area was a "forbidden garden". Opened to the public in 1928 ...n capital Dadu. At that time it was known as Green Hill. During the [[Ming Dynasty]], it was enlarged to its present size and, because coal was stored at the
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• Wenchang Pavilion
  ...lt in 1609 in the [[Ming Dynasty]] and reconstructed in 1669 in the [[Qing Dynasty]]. A three-storey building under a three-eave roof with nine irregular edge
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• Yongle Encyclopedia
  ...i]] (1360-1424), due to lack of content. One of the emperors of the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644) then ordered more scholars to write the encyclopedia, which w ...''Siku Quanshu'', the largest collection of books completed during [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911). ''Siku Quanshu'', literally translated as the ''Complete Lib
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/May 24, 2018
  ...ui Province]] and has over 300 simple, yet graceful, [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasty residences, of which 124 are well preserved. ([[Xidi Village|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/May 29, 2020
  ...ui Province]] and has over 300 simple, yet graceful, [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasty residences, of which 124 are well preserved. ([[Xidi Village|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/May 26, 2017
  ...ui Province]] and has over 300 simple, yet graceful, [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasty residences, of which 124 are well preserved. ([[Xidi Village|More...]])
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• Shibaozhai
  ...up the sky, and the stone transformed into a mountain. In the late [[Ming Dynasty]], [[Tan Hong]], leader of a righteous army that had quelled a rebellion, s ...Dynasty, and expanded during the reign of [[Emperor Kangxi]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. In 1956 three more stories were added to Shibaozhai, making it a 56-mete
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• Mingjiao Temple
  ...original forms dating back to 1886 (12th year of the Guangxu reign, [[Qing Dynasty]]). As the Mingjiao Temple is in downtown Hefei and the site of such touris
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• Songfeng Mountain
  ...[[Taoism]] was very prosperous in the Upper Capital regions in early [[Jin Dynasty]]. At the present time, there still remain many Taoism cultural relics, suc ...ter Jin Dynasty, Taoism activities here, going through Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty till today, have been active and prosperous for hundreds of years.
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• Baotong Si
  ...nasty). Its heyday came during the Yongzheng reign (1723-1735) of the Qing Dynasty, when the temple had a total population of 1,500 monks, its territory cover ...n, Yuan Dynasty), and rebuilt in 1332 (3rd year of the Zhishun reign, Yuan Dynasty). Access to the top of the pagoda is by a staircase built inside, which com
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• Shuanglin Temple
  ...), stone tablets erected in the [[Song Dynasty]], bells cast in the [[Ming Dynasty]], as well as 2,056 invaluable colored sculptures.
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• Miyun Museum
  ...cs" show people 37 pieces of cultural relics, mainly chinaware of the Qing Dynasty, donated by the entrepreneur and collector Liu Zhenxiang. "Mortar and Pestl ...ved characters of ethnic minorities, Yanshan Mountain Ligong Stele of Ming Dynasty and [[Simatai Great Wall]].
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/May24, 2011
  ...irst built outside Nanguan (sou gate) of Yinchuan at the end of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. [[Nanguan Mosque|(More...)]]
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• Laolongtou
  ...[[Qing dynasty]] (1668). [[Emperors Kangxi]] and [[Qianlong]] of the Qing Dynasty would stop here for a visit on their way to Fengtian (Present - day [[Sheny
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• Xu Guo Stone Memorial Archway
  ...]], the archway was built to commemorate Minister [[Xu Guo]] of the [[Ming Dynasty]], who was sent on a diplomatic mission to Korea in 1567, and was praised h Standing on an imitated wooden structure, the archway showcases Ming (1368-1644) architecture. It actually comprises two archways, three smaller
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• Qutan Temple
  ...g Dynasty]] (1368-1644) and given the name by [[Zhu Yuanzhang]], the first Ming emperor. Qutan, or Gutama, is the family name and honorific title of Sakyam ...he structures of the temple retain the architectural features of the early Ming times.
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• Tiantong Temple
  ...ngs of the temple were the result of reconstruction done during the [[Qing Dynasty]].
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• Yongle Palace
  ...is. It was the most intact compound of buildings left over from the [[Yuan Dynasty]].
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• Bailin Si
  ...[[Five Dynasties Period]] (907-960). It was rebuilt during the early Song Dynasty, but it was razed to the ground during the Republican years (1912-1949), wi
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• Classic Gardens in Suzhou
  ...so a city of gardens. Hence it is called the “Venice of the Orient”. The [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties between the 14th and 20th century were its prime p ...the largest, occupies four hectares. It was built in 1522 during the Ming Dynasty. Water accounts for three-fifths of its total area. All the major buildings
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• Fayuan Temple
  ...huge compound. The present temple buildings were constructed in the [[Qing Dynasty]] in 1734. ...one and facing south, north, east, west and the centre, cast in the [[Ming Dynasty]].
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• Donglin Si
  ...Qing Dynasty. Some of the buildings on the premises were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the others were constructed in recent years. The Do
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• Luohan Temple
  ...was given its present name in 1886 (12th year of the Guangxu reign, [[Qing Dynasty]]).
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• Yongquan Temple
  ...casions it was rebuilt. Significant expansions were made during the [[Qing Dynasty]] so that despite the temple's thousand-year long history, the buildings re
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• Yuan Dynasty
  ...n, the Yuan Dynasty went through 11 emperors, until eventually expelled by Ming forces to the Mongolian Plateau in 1368.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October3, 2010
  ...angsu]] around the end of the [[Yuan Dynasty]] (1271-1368) and the early [[Ming]]. Kunqu singing is gentle and clear, its tunes are beautiful and refined,
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• Yuanmingyuan Park
  [[File:Ruins of Yuan ming yuan (Old Summer Palace).jpg|thumb|Ruins of ''Yuan ming yuan'' (Old Summer Palace)]] ...tation of being the "Garden of Gardens." On imperial orders in the [[Qing Dynasty]], continuous expansion had been going on for over 150 years.
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• Jichang Garden
  .... Later, it was renamed Jichang Garden. [[Emperor Qianlong]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911) visited the garden 13 times and was so impressed by its desig
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/December20, 2010
  ...of ancient China who introduced agriculture and herbal medicine) in [[Ming Dynasty]]. [[Beijing Yushengtang Herbal Medicine Museum|(More...)]]
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/March 30, 2014
  ...Jiangsu]] around the end of the [[Yuan Dynasty]] (1271-1368) and the early Ming.
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• Beijing Ancient Observatory
  ...used were copied from [[Yuan Dynasty]] models. In the reign (1628-1644) of Ming Emperor Chongzhen, a new set of instruments was made by [[Xu Guangqi]] and
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/April 10, 2010
  ...built outside Nanguan (sou gate) of [[Yinchuan]] at the end of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. Destroyed in the 1960s, it was rebuilt in 1981. ('''[[Nanguan Mosque|Mor
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• Dagukou Fort
  ...7.htm) was built in 1816 to protect [[Beijing]], the capital of the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911). As a heroic symbol of China's fight against foreign invasion ...oufeng. They were all thicker and wider than those constructed in the Ming Dynasty. Between the mid-19th century and 1900, the Eight-Power Allied Forces launc
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/December 28, 2009
  ...the pass was first built in 1372 during the Hongwu reign period of [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644). '''Jiayu Pass''' is not only the western end of the [[Great
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/February 21, 2010
  ...t of the [[Spring Festival|lunar New Year]]'s festivities since the [[Ming Dynasty]]. ('''[[Jiaozi|More ...]]''')
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• Kaifu Temple
  ...wn once again in 1920, or the ninth year of the Republic, and was restored later with donations from two monks Huixiu and Baosheng. The buildings of the tem
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• Zhanyuan Garden
  ..., the garden was first occupied by the "Eastern King" [[Yang Xiuqing]] and later by deputy prime minister [[Lai Hanying]]. It became known as Zhanyuan Garde
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October 13, 2009
  ...]] (1368-1398) of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. He was originally surnamed Ma, and later was known as San Bao (Three Treasures). ('''[[Zheng He|More ... ]]''')
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/July 13, 2016
  ...]] (1368-1398) of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. He was originally surnamed Ma, and later was known as San Bao (Three Treasures). ([[Zheng He|More...]])
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• Huanxiu Mountain Villa
  ...ce of [[Shen Shixing]], a high-ranking official. In 1841 during the [[Qing Dynasty]], [[Wang Zao]] and [[Wang Kun]] renovated its east garden and renamed it Y
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• Qintong
  ...to 800 years ago when [[Yue Fei]], a gallant general of the Southern Song Dynasty, led his men to fight a heroic battle against the invading Jin army on Qint
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• Du Fu Thatched Cottage
  ...]] lived in a transitional period from prosperity to decline of the [[Tang Dynasty]], experiencing the [[An Lushan Rebellion]] (755-763) in the mid-Tang. So m ...8-1644) and the 16th year (1811) of the Jiaqing reign period of the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911).
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 24, 2018
  ...ed, which became even grander in the [[Song Dynasty]] (960-1279). In the [[Ming]] (1368-1644) and [[Qing]] (1644-1911) dynasties, it grew to be a major fes
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 13, 2019
  ...ed, which became even grander in the [[Song Dynasty]] (960-1279). In the [[Ming]] (1368-1644) and [[Qing]] (1644-1911) dynasties, it grew to be a major fes
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 15, 2016
  ...ed, which became even grander in the [[Song Dynasty]] (960-1279). In the [[Ming]] (1368-1644) and [[Qing]] (1644-1911) dynasties, it grew to be a major fes
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• Xu Guangqi
  ..., born in [[Shanghai]] in 1562, was an outstanding scientist in the [[Ming Dynasty]]. ...m, he was forced to retire from public office due to the corruption in the Ming government. After returning to his home in Shanghai, he focused on his scie
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• CIIC:Selected anniversaries/July 11
  1405: [[Zheng He]], a [[Chinese]] mariner of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), set sail for his first voyage to Southeast Asia, South Asia, a
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/March 2, 2009
  Dating back to the middle of the [[Ming Dynasty]], '''Chaoju''' (Chaozhou opera) still retains elements of the Song (960-12
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• Mulan Pond
  ...ation works in ancient [[China]]. Built in 1075 during the [[Northern Song Dynasty]] (960-1127), it helped turn 10,000 hectares of land into fertile soil, thu ...number of stone tablets with inscriptions by famous scholars of the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644).
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• Dianshan Lake Scenic Area
  ...cient bridge of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), an ancient temple of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
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• Liurong Temple
  ...wn [[Guangzhou]], the '''Liurong Temple''' was built in during the [[Liang Dynasty]] (502-557). It is one of the famous ancient landmarks of Guangzhou. ...calligraphy. The temple was officially named Six-Banyan Temple in the Ming Dynasty.
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• Guangji Temple
  ...in Dynasty]] and renovated in the Chenghua Reign (1465-1487) of the [[Ming Dynasty]] when it was renamed Temple of Wide Mercy and Vast Succor (Hongci Guangjis
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October 12, 2018
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/July 31, 2016
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 20, 2017
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October 15, 2017
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 26, 2019
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• Mt. Panshan Scenic Area
  ...were built on the mountain in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911). [[Emperor Qianlong]] was so impressed that he made thirty or
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• Qita Temple
  ...the [[Ming Dynasty]] it was once called the "Botuo Temple." By the [[Qing Dynasty]], it was renamed after the seven pagodas engraved in a brick engraving on ...today is the result of reconstruction during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty, an immense complex of lofty buildings including a Hall of Deva-kings, a Tr
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• Tiantishan Grottoes
  ...[Northern Wei]], [[Sui]], [[Tang]], [[Song]], [[Western Xia]], [[Yuan]], [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties. When a reservoir was built next to the site in 19
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• Five-Pogada Temple
  ...vities outside [[Xizhimen Gate]] that appealed to numerous pilgrims in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now the temple halls are no longer extant, except the F
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• Baiyun Guan in Shanghai
  ...oist Temple was built in Louxian County in 1306, the 10th year of the Yuan Dynasty's Dade reign period. The temple was named in memory of [[Qiu Chuji]], also ...eng went to [[Beijing]] and obtained the more than 8000 juan of the [[Ming Dynasty]] edition of the Daoist Canon from that city's White Cloud Temple on condit
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• Golden Temple
  ...4), the present one was rebuilt by [[Wu Sangui]] in 1671 during the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911).
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• Dongyue Temple
  ...le in north China. Destroyed by fire, it was later rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty and retains the original style. In the middle of the Hall of [[Mount Tai]]
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/March 3, 2009
  ...in Dingling (Ding Mausoleum) lie buried [[Emperor Shenzong]] of the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644) and his two empresses. The mausoleum was first built in 1584
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• Relic Hall of Chinese Buddhism Books
  ...and the edition of [[Longzang]] (name of Buddhist scripture) of the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911). ...ecious collection of the Beizang, Jiaxingzang and the Longzang of the Qing Dynasty as well as the rubbings of the Tripitaka in Tibetan writing and the complet
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• Imperial Academy
  ...e Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The academy was first built in the [[Yuan Dynasty]] on the east side of the [[Confucius Temple]], in conformity with the trad ...my was renovated in the reign period of [[Emperor Qianlong]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]], in the style of a Confucian Temple. The color of the glazed roof tiles w
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• Catholicism
  ...locks. He soon became a friend of [[Xu Guangqi]], Minister of Rites to the Ming court. Ricci propagated the doctrines of Catholicism and introduced Western ...n estimated 40,000 Catholics in China. During the early days of the [[Qing Dynasty]] the number increased to nearly 300,000. Faced with the growing influence
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• Wenshu Yuan
  ...When the temple was rebuilt in 1697 (36th year of the Kangxi reign, [[Qing Dynasty]]), a horizontal name board was bestowed on it. Inscribed on the board in t
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• Pelkor Chode
  ...lptures from the [[Ming Dynasty]]. Kept in the monastery are also valuable Ming and Qing cultural relics, such as Tibetan opera costumes, and Han Chinese s
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• Huating Si
  ...succumb to a major fire towards the end of that dynasty. During the [[Qing Dynasty]], it was rebuilt in 1687 (26th year of the Kangxi reign), partially destro
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• Yingjiang Temple
  ...ongzhi reign, Qing Dynasty) and 1892 (18th year of the Guangxu reign, Qing Dynasty) it was expanded and rebuilt to attain its present size, a 2,400 and 60-sq.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/April 2, 2016
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/August 30, 2016
  ...inese imperial palace from the [[Ming]] Dynasty to the end of the [[Qing]] Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum.
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• Zhanshan Temple
  ...e Trinity Hall, and the Tripitaka Pavilion on an axial line, are imitation Ming structures that form a mingled picture of architectural pomp and religious
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/January 20, 2011
  ...and biggest corner tower within city walls. Built in 1436 during the Ming Dynasty, it is located on the rectangular platform jutting out from the exterior of
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• Beijing Yushengtang Herbal Medicine Museum
  ...of ancient China who introduced agriculture and herbal medicine) in [[Ming Dynasty]] mottled color camouflages on rusty iron hooks, statue of the medical king ...rare herbal medicines like fossil fragments with inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty arranged as they were in the past.
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• Greater Wild Goose Pagoda
  ...agoda. All the buildings in the present temple were reconstructed in the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties.
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• Bangshuiya Ancient Battleground
  ..., lies '''Bangshuiya''', the site of an important battle during the [[Ming Dynasty]]. ...s to try to smash through [[Jielingkou Pass]]. General [[Zhang Chen]], the Ming general stationed at [[Gubeikou Pass]], 125 km north of [[Beijing]], rode p
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October 2, 2016
  ...), and the name was changed to Tian'anmen in the early years of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. ([[Tian'anmen|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/June 12, 2018
  ...), and the name was changed to Tian'anmen in the early years of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. ([[Tian'anmen|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October 2, 2015
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October 2, 2018
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October 2, 2017
  ...), and the name was changed to Tian'anmen in the early years of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. ([[Tian'anmen|More...]])
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• Baopu Daoguan
  ...he Geling Ridge, named after Ge Hong, the famous Daoist of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) who cultivated himself there. ...the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and renamed Agate Mountain House. In the Qing Dynasty, it was renovated and renamed Baopu Daoiguan because Ge’s Daoist name was
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• Zheng Chenggong
  ...took control over northern [[China]], he rose to fight against the [[Qing Dynasty]]. With a powerful fleet at sea, he maintained control of the southeastern [[category:Ming Dynasty generals]]
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October7, 2010
  ...County, the archway was built to commemorate Minister Xu Guo of the [[Ming Dynasty]], who was sent on a diplomatic mission to Korea in 1567, and was praised h
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• Baoguang Si
  ...ed the Dajue (Great Enlightenment) Temple, and towards the end of the Ming Dynasty it was razed to the ground by war. ...as it stands today was rebuilt in 1670 (9th year of the Kangxi reign, Qing dynasty), an impressive complex of 80,000 square meters that contains a pagoda, fiv
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• Zhihua Temple
  ...temple of a eunuch named [[Wang Zhen]] in the [[Ming Dynasty]]. Six years later after its completion, the temple was confiscated by the imperial government ...wood blocks for printing the Great Buddhist Scriptures. Carved in the Ming Dynasty under the order of the emperor, it is the only existing set of official woo
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• Xumishan Grottoes
  Built in the [[Northern Wei Dynasty]], the '''Xumishan Grottoes''' are found at the eastern foot of [[Xumi Moun ...many inscriptions from [[Tang]], [[Song]], [[Western Xia]], [[Jin]] and [[Ming]] times.
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• The Humble Administrator's Garden
  ..., returned to his hometown and built the garden on the ruins of the [[Yuan Dynasty]] [[Dahong Temple]]. Wang named the garden "Zhuozheng," referring to himsel
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• Museum of Beijing Stone Inscription Art
  ...les that were made for emperors [[Qianlong]] and [[Shunzhi]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. ...tablets of merits and virtues applaud famous officials and nobility of the Ming and Qing dynasties for their good deeds and upright behavior.
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• Mount Dinghu
  ...n a famous tourist attraction since as early as the reign period of [[Qing Dynasty]] [[Emperor Kangxi]] (1662-1722), it is divided into eastern and western sc ...[Sanbao Peak]] by a monk named [[Zaishen]], who came in 1633 during [[Ming Dynasty]]. It ranks as one of the four famous temples of [[Guangdong]].
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• Ci'en Si
  ...anded on a large scale in 1644 (1st year of the Shunzhi reign) of the Qing Dynasty. Then the temple fell into disrepair and was eventually deserted. It took e
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• Geyuan Garden
  ...t tycoon [[Huang Yingtai]] in 1818. The site he chose was that of a [[Ming Dynasty]] deserted garden—the [[Shouzhi Garden]]. The garden got its new name fro
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• Forbidden City
  ...inese imperial palace from the [[Ming]] Dynasty to the end of the [[Qing]] Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, and now houses the Palace Museum. Owing its origins to the 24 [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasty emperors who worked and lived here, few of the original buildings remain. T
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• Chaoju
  Dating back to the middle of the [[Ming Dynasty]], '''Chaoju''' (Chaozhou opera) still retains elements of the Song (960-12
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• Liuliqu Village
  ...amous for its high-quality colored glaze extensively used in Ming and Qing Dynasty palaces. After the foundation of [[PRC]], the product of the village was us
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• The Imperial City Art Museum
  The imperial city of [[Beijing]] was initially built in early [[Ming Dynasty]]. It is the second of the four city walls. ...there displays the city brick recording the 300-year-old history of [[Ming Dynasty]]. The imperial candles, shades, lanterns, and playbills, and jade inscript
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• Jade Emperor Temple
  ...built during the reign period of Emperor Yongle (1403-1425) of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. The complex of buildings includes a group of pavilions linked by corrido
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• Great Wall
  ...r-long Qin Great Wall. Later dynasties from [[Han]] (206 BC – AD 220) to [[Ming]] (1368-1644) continued to build and improve the wall, extending it by more Most of The Great Wall that we see today dates back to the Ming Dynasty. The best-preserved and most imposing section is at Badaling near [[Beijing
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• Beijing Mumingtang Ancient Porcelain Museum
  ...assic characteristics of this style of porcelain, and the 200 or more Ming Dynasty exhibits include those fired in official kilns during the [[Yongle]] (1403- ...ina's long porcelain producing history. It was in the late [[Northern Song Dynasty]] (960-1127) that this technology first evolved in China. Porcelain fired i
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• Mount E’mei
  ...of the [[Baishui Temple]], who bought brass with the gold that the [[Song Dynasty]] emperor gave him. The entire statue is 7.4 m high and weighs 62 tons. The
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• Yuyan Village
  ...s originally built in the [[Ming Dynasty]] and later rebuilt in the [[Qing Dynasty]]. It combines deep culture and delicate decoration into one, and it owns f
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• Jade
  ...had the soft jade until jadeite was imported from Burma during the [[Qing dynasty]] (1271-1368), jade traditionally refers to the soft jade so it is also cal ...e Han Dynasty Jade Bi, Asian Antiquities-.JPG|thumb|200px|center|Large Han Dynasty Jade Bi with traces of Cinnabar.]]
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  ...an area of 6,000 sq.m, it underwent four expansions during the [[Yuan]], [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties before reaching its present form. The main hall is
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• Dazhong Temple
  ...mple was built in 1733 in the reign of [[Emperor Yongzheng]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. Originally named Temple of Awakening (Jueshengsi), it took up the presen ...Bell]] since it was cast by the order of [[Emperor Yongle]] of the [[Ming Dynasty]] in 1406.
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• Qiankou Village
  ...the [[Dongjin Dynasty]], lived there. The village is famous for its [[Ming Dynasty]] dwelling houses. The [[Qiankou Dwelling Museum]] includes three ancestral
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• Dule Si
  ...the Tonghe reign, Liao Dynasty), and more buildings were added during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The centerpieces of the temple – from the gate hall a ...two meters height. These murals were done during the Liao Dynasty but were later covered up with mortar, and it was not until 1971 that they were brought to
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• Beijing Art Museum
  ...ing and a place of birthday celebration for the imperial family during the Ming and [[Qing]] Dynasties. ...e Chinese paintings within one hundred years, weavings and embroideries of Ming and Qing Dynasties, ancient coins of China and foreign countries, the moder
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• Sanyuan Gong
  ...as therefore called Yue Ridge Compound. In 1643, the 16th year of the Ming Dynasty Emperor Chongzhen’s reign, it was renamed Triple Origin Palace. ...n period, Bao Jing married his daughter off to his apprentice Ge Hong, who later went to Mount Gefu to refine pills and left his wife Bao Gu practicing medi
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• Changping Museum
  Many princes and princesses of the royal family in Ming and [[Qing Dynasty]] have chosen Changping as the place where their tombs were built. In the ' Nearby Sites: Ming Tomb, China Aeronautic Museum, Tank Museum, Juyongguan, Yinshanta Forestry
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  ...wood and brick carvings, reflecting ancient Chinese culture. In the [[Qing Dynasty]], it was a distributing center for businessmen, so it was very prosperous.
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• Qinglongdong
  Originally built in 1490 during the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644), the present structures were repaired during the reign period
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• Zhengying Village
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• Najiahu Mosque
  ...istocrat who settled in Yinchuan during the [[Yuan Dynasty]]. During the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties, the neighborhood of the Na family was an economic ...the Qing Dynasty. The current structure was rebuilt at the end of the Qing Dynasty and rebuilt again in 1984.
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• Dongsi Mosque
  ...i Mosque''' in [[Beijing]] was built more than 500 years ago in the [[Ming Dynasty]]. It is a structure combining Chinese and Arabic styles like the [[Niujie
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• Mount Heming
  ...f the Five Dynasties and early Song Dynasty, and Zhang Sanfeng of the Ming Dynasty, leaving behind a great number of famous historical sites. ...to build a pavilion called the Crane-Watching Tower to give himself calm. Later generations called the pavilion Jieyuan Pavilion because a jieyuan scholar
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• Chongyi Hakka Terrace
  ...at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and it was completed during the early Qing Dynasty. The conservation area of the Hakka Terrace in Chongyi，stretching 73 kilo
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• Youmin Temple
  ...own by fire and rebuilt during the Shunzhi reign (1644-1661) of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. It was not until the Republican years that it assumed its present name.
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• Taohuawu New Year Pictures of Suzhou
  ...New Year Pictures stressed perspective drawing and an exquisite style. The later color technology of relief carving was well composed with flawless drawings
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• Shuttlecock
  ...shuttlecock kicking competitions. The sport reached its peak in the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911), and the making and kicking techniques became more sophistica
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• Xiangjilong Folk Residences
  ...of Jingdezhen City. Xiangjilong is a well-preserved alley from the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644) with a large number of traditional folk residences. All the h
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• Wu Han
  ...''Tsinghua University'' in [[1931]] and became a leading scholar of[[ Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644) history. When the [[War of Resistance against Japan]] broke o ...i Rui Ba Guan'' (Hai Rui Dismissed from Office), a historical play about a Ming official who was persecuted for criticizing the emperor. The theatrical pla
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• Yuantong Temple
  ...new Guanyin Hall was added to it. Repeated repairs were done during the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties. According to historical records, Yuantong Temple
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• Baidi City
  In the late [[Western Han Dynasty]] (206 BC-AD 25), [[Gongsun Shu]], chief of Shu Prefecture, rose in revolt ...ear (1532) of [[Emperor Jiajing]]'s reign period (1522-1566) in the [[Ming Dynasty]], the statues of [[Liu Bei]], king of the State of Shu (221-263) in the [[
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• Nantang (South Church)
  ...o came to Beijing in 1630 and conducted his religious activities there. He later became the director of the Board of Astronomy under the [[Qing]], and in 16
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• Qianmen
  ...420 (the 18th year of the reign period of [[Emperor Yongle]] of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. One of the nine gates stood along the 20-km inner city wall, it is situa
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• Zheng He
  ...]] (1368-1398) of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. He was originally surnamed Ma, and later was known as San Bao (Three Treasures). ...hu Di]], the Prince of Yan, fourth son of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
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• Fu Baoshi
  ...orn into a poor family and worked as an apprentice in a china shop. He was later fired for being in ill-health. A master in a picture-mounting shop, surname ...the [[Yuan Dynasty]] (1271-1368), [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644), and [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911), finally becoming one of the master painters of his age.
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• Xuanwumen Catholic Church
  ...ame to Beijing in 1630 and he conducted his religious activities there. He later became the director of the Board of Astronomy under the Qing, and in 1650,
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• Chenghuang Miao
  ...asty, and so it was also called Huo Guang Memorial Temple. During the Ming Dynasty’s Yongle reign period (1403-24), it was rebuilt as City God Temple by the ...ed significant results in bringing the sea under control. After his death, Ming Emperor Taizu conferred on Qin the title of Shanghai City God.
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• Great Tongxin Mosque
  ...i]] (1572-1620) of the [[Ming Dynasty]], rebuilt in 1791 during the [[Qing Dynasty]], and expanded in 1907 during the reign period of last Qing [[Emperor Guan
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• Tianjin
  ...me first appeared in the early years of the [[Yongle]] reign of the [[Ming Dynasty]], meaning the ferry port used by an emperor. In 1404, it became a military
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• Liuyuan Garden
  ...uyuan after being purchased and renovated by [[Sheng Kang]], a late [[Qing Dynasty]] high-ranking official.
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• Zhushikou Protestant Church
  Zhushikou, meaning Pearl Market entrance, dates from the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644) when it was known as Pig Market. When the market closed in th
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• Meidaizhao Village
  ...aotou]], roughly midway between Baotou and [[Hohhot]]. Built in the [[Ming Dynasty]], Meidaizhao Village has a history of over 400 years. It is a typical lama
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• Qiantang River Tides
  The Qiangtang Rive Tides are an annual spectacle since the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644) and is well known for its roaring tides. The tidal bore usual
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• The Ancient Bell Museum
  ...iant Buddhist bell cast in the [[Yongle Period]] (around 1420) of the Ming Dynasty. The Ancient Bell Temple Museum is the only one of its kind in China. ...tern Zhou Period]] (C.1100-771 BC), and the most recent to the late [[Qing Dynasty]] and [[Republican China]]. The museum bell exhibits are from China and ove
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• Yuelu Academy
  ...g the [[Song Dynasty]], '''Yuelu Academy''' survived the Song, [[Yuan]], [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties, and remains the best preserved of its kind in [[C
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• Southeastern Corner Tower of Beijing
  ...iggest corner tower within city walls. Built in [[1436]] during the [[Ming Dynasty]], it is located on the rectangular platform jutting out from the exterior Address: Inside [[Beijing]] Ming City Walls Relics Park
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• Evening bell at Nanping hill
  ...by the Wuyue Emperor for a famous monk named Yongming. In the [[South Song Dynasty]], the name of the temple was changed to what it is called today: Jingci Te In 1378, during the [[Ming Dynasty]], a huge bell weighing about 20,000 jin (catties) was cast. When evening c
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• Songtangzhai Folk Carving Museum
  ...Li Songtang's family, this gallery is a two-story building from the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911) and is the best-preserved architecture in the Liulichang area ...museum's [[Jiangxi]]-style stone-carved gate tower dating from the [[Ming Dynasty]], Qing [[Beijing]]-style wood-carved tower gate and [[Shanxi]]-style brick
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• Jing'an Temple
  ...l and cultural relics of high value, including a big bell cast in the Ming Dynasty, a stone figure of the Buddha sculptured in the Northern and Southern Dynas
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• Jiangcun Village
  ...dutiful son") Ancestral Hall. Jiang Ancestral Hall was built in the [[Ming Dynasty]], with nearly 600 years of history featuring its delicate wood carvings, s
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• Rong Bao Zhai
  ...-1644), palace brush pen with colored brush and gold lacquer of the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911), paper used in palace, crystal inkpad box, etc. In particular
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• Suzhou Gardens
  ...ued to appear throughout the subsequent dynasties, but it was during the [[Ming]] (1368 - 1644) and [[Qing]] (1644 - 1911) that the garden art of Suzhou wa ...Mountain Villa of Suzhou are representative of the [[Ming]]- and [[Qing]]-dynasty landscape architecture in areas south of the lower reaches of the [[Yangtze
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• Guyi Garden
  ...built during the reign period of Emperor Jiajing (1522-1566) in the [[Ming Dynasty]].
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• Lushan Temple
  ...temple suffered repeated destruction during the [[Song]], [[Yuan]], and [[Ming]] dynasties but was restored after each major destruction. In 1944, most of
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• Xuanmiao Guan
  ...he Xianning reign period in the [[Western Jin Dynasty]]. During the [[Yuan Dynasty]], it was given its present name, which was taken from a section of ''The B ...recognized the temple as one of China’s eight biggest Daoist temples. Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong once stayed there during his inspection tour in the south.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/November 1, 2019
  ...been essential element of the lunar New Year's festivities since the Ming Dynasty. ''Jiaozi'' are the exact size and shape of the small gold ingots that were
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/November 6, 2016
  ...been essential element of the lunar New Year's festivities since the Ming Dynasty. ''Jiaozi'' are the exact size and shape of the small gold ingots that were
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/November 1, 2018
  ...been essential element of the lunar New Year's festivities since the Ming Dynasty. ''Jiaozi'' are the exact size and shape of the small gold ingots that were
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• Ancestral Temple for Wen Tianxiang
  ...was imprisoned, the temple has preserved the architectural style of [[Ming Dynasty]].
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• Jiayu Pass
  ...the pass was first built in 1372 during the Hongwu reign period of [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644). '''Jiayu Pass''' is not only the western end of the [[Great
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• Islam in China
  ...d [[Song]] dynasties (618 BC-AD 1279) through trade links. From the [[Yuan Dynasty]] (1271-1368), Islam became an independent religion in China, and many of i ...] ports. Mostly Arab and Persian merchants traveled along this route, many later settling in China and marrying Chinese women. Their descendants became Chin
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• Miaofeng Mountain
  Toward the end of the [[Ming Dynasty]], it was the custom to hold temple fairs on Miaofeng Mountain every year d
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• Huanglong
  ...ntrance of the valley is composed of three temples built during the [[Ming Dynasty]]. In the Tibetan language, the monastery is also known as the "Golden Sea,
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• Cuandixia Village
  ...wood and brick carvings, reflecting ancient Chinese culture. In the [[Qing Dynasty]], it was a distributing center for businessmen, so it was very prosperous.
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• Chihkan Mansion
  ...an area during [[Emperor Yongli]]'s reign period (1403-1424) of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. Made of red bricks and tiles, it is called the Red Hair Mansion by the l
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• Tianyi Pavilion
  ...defense minister, during [[Emperor Jiajing]]'s reign period in the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644).
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• Wudang Mountain
  ...of Wudang to burn incense for Emperor Zhenwu became popular in the [[Song Dynasty]] (920-1279), with tens of thousands of pilgrims journeying to the mountain As the first emperor of the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644) highly esteemed Wudang, the government granted the mountain t
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• Guangfu Classic Art Museum
  ...[[Qing Dynasty]], the wooden stool at the corner, the elm chest in [[Ming Dynasty]], the exquisite porcelains, four treasures in ancient studies, and various
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• Zhaoling Tomb
  ...er who established the Later Jin State and laid the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. He was an outstanding politician and strategist of Manchu, like his father ...f the Cloud Pillar is the Stone Tablet. It is a standard construction of [[Ming]] (1368-1644) and [[Qing]] (1644-1911) dynasties commemorating the departed
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• Beijing Cuisine
  ...the eating habits of the ruling class. The Mongolian rulers of the [[Yuan Dynasty]] were especially fond of mutton, and 80% of the dishes in their palace wer ...and mutton have been equally represented in Beijing cuisine since the Qing Dynasty as a result of the dietetic influence of the Manchus. Roast and stewed pig,
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• Beijing Planetarium
  ...bservatory, built in 1442, displays astronomical instruments of the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644), such as celestial globe, plane sundial, rotary star dial, an ..., epigraphs from Emperor [[Kangxi]] and Emperor [[Qianlong]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911), and so on.
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• Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
  [[File:Ming tombs in Beijing.jpg|300px|thumb|The ancient tombs of the Ming Dynasty in Beijing.]] The '''Ming and Qing imperial tombs''' are natural sites modified by human influence, c
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• Office of Aboriginal Chieftain Mo
  ...]] in [[Xincheng County]], the complex was built in 1582 during the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644). It was turned into the the chieftain's office in 1906. The c
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• Beijing Cui Yongping Art Museum of Leather-Silhouette Show
  ...her-silhouette works of different periods such as [[Ming dynasty]], [[Qing Dynasty]], [[Republic of China]], [[Anti-Japanese War]], in different places such a
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• Guodong Village
  ...s. He ancestral hall is one of the most famous of 20 [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasty buildings, featuring a magnificent structure and excellent surroundings.
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• Xidi Village
  ...ui Province]] and has over 300 simple, yet graceful, [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasty residences, of which 124 are well preserved.
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• Mount Kongtong
  ...e Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties (220-589). During the Ming Dynasty’s Wanli reign period (1573-1619), the emperor ordered the construction of ...eme Master. “The Eighty-one Transformations of the Supreme Master,” a Ming Dynasty painting of 60 square meters, on the wall depicts the story of the Supreme
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• Exhibition Hall of Ancient Astronomical Instruments
  ...nts''', the descendent of an observatory first built in 1279 in the [[Yuan Dynasty]]. This was the work place of [[Guo Shoujing]], the noted astronomer, hydra ...iod, it was called the Terrace for Managing Heaven (Sitiantai), and in the Ming, the Terrace for Observing the Stars (Guanxingtai). In modern times, it was
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• Zhangguying Village
  ...guying]], a geomancer, during the reign of [[Emperor Wanli]] in the [[Ming Dynasty]]. Known as the "Folk Imperial Palace", the village is the representative o
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• Liukeng Village
  ...al buildings and ordinary farmers residences. The village now has over 260 Ming and Qing sites, 18 architectural groups, 48 ancestral halls, eight temples
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• Three Gorges
  ...Wushan County for 65 kilometers. It was first built in the Ming or [[Qing Dynasty]] or even earlier, and completed between 1888 and 1890.
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• Nanguan Mosque
  ...built outside Nanguan (sou gate) of [[Yinchuan]] at the end of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. Destroyed in the 1960s, it was rebuilt in 1981.
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• Ancient Cultural Street
  ...] (Yuhuang Ge) in the palace is the only building put up during the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644) in Tianjin.
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• Stone-Carved Scriptures Exhibition Hall
  ...During the Sui and Tang dynasties the temple was quite large. In the Tang Dynasty the temple was divided into the upper temple and lower temple. The upper on ...asted 1,039 years through six dynasties the Sui, Tang, Liao, Jin, Yuan and Ming. The 14,278 stone slabs contain 1,122 Buddhist scriptures in 3,572 volumes.
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• Yujia Village
  ...e also many little shrines and old monasteries left in town. Due to [[Ming Dynasty]] politician [[Yuqian]] settling there, the village was named Yujia Village
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• Bell and Drum Towers
  ...dely constructed in almost every city throughout the country since the Han Dynasty. In the history of their construction, the bell and drum towers of [[Beijin ...ey were the time-telling center of the capital city during the [[Yuan]], [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] Dynasties (1271-1911).
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• Xitang
  The town's [[Architecture]], built during the [[Ming]] (1368-1644) and [[Qing]] (1644-1911) dynasties, are well preserved and ar Up until 1998, there were 104 old bridges, all of which were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties. These include the bridges of Anren, Anjing, Anshan, Wuf
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• Hongluo Temple
  ...(Huguo Zifu Chansi) in the reign period of [[Emperor Zhengtong]] of [[Ming Dynasty]] (1436-1449). Legend has it that many years ago two giant red snails were
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• Mount Songshan
  ...was given the title “Middle Heaven King” by Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Unlike the ancient emperors, who always conferred titles on Moun ...e High Purity sect. Daoism on Mount Songshan gradually declined during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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• Niujie Mosque
  ...an area of 6,000 sq.m, it underwent four expansions during the [[Yuan]], [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties before reaching its present form. The main hall is ...The front one is an extension from the Qing, the inner hall dates from the Ming and the rear one with three vaulted chambers was built in the Song. The who
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• The Great Wall Museum of China
  ...of seven parts: the Great Wall of past dynasties, the [[Great Wall of Ming Dynasty]], the construction equipment, the battles on the Great Wall, the economic
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• Mount Emei
  ...e mountain path found expression in a poem composed by a man of the [[Ming Dynasty]]: ...re until after the [[Tang]] and [[Song]] dynasties. It was during the Song Dynasty that Mount Emei was formally declared as the domain of Samantabhadra.
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• Zhujiayu Village
  ...jiayu was originally called Chengjiaoyu and changed its name in the [[Ming Dynasty]] as their ancestors were all surnamed Zhu. It has preserved the original b
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• Tian'anmen Gate-Tower
  ...), and the name was changed to Tian'anmen in the early years of the [[Qing Dynasty]].
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• Xiwan Village
  ...lage''' (西湾村）is famous for its folk houses. It was built during the [[Ming Dynasty]] in fortress style and was home to the wealthy [[Chen]] clan. Most of peop
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• Mount Wangwu
  ...ally acknowledged [[Pan Shizheng]] as his master to learn Daoist doctrine. Later he lived in seclusion on [[Mount Tiantai]] (Heavenly Terrace Mountain) and In 711, the second year of the Tang Dynasty [[Emperor Ruizong]]'s Jingyuan reign period, he was summoned to the imperia
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• Datongxin Mosque
  ...rebuilt during the 56th year (1791) of [[Emperor Qianlong]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]], and expanded in the 33rd year (1907) of the Qing [[Emperor Guangxu]]. In
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• Beijing Museum for Cultural Relic Exchange
  ...s Dizang Buddha' preaching picture, is an extant elite of fresco in [[Ming Dynasty]]. The Tripitaka hall still preserves a "wheeling tripitaka", which is the
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• Old Town of Pingyao
  ...day, the town looks much the same as when it was the county seat of the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties.
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• Rice Culture of China
  ...ng, and fruit collecting, happened to leave some seeds in low-lying areas. Later, these people began developing the land, making it more suitable for farmin By the time the western Zhou Dynasty (c.1100 BC - c. 771 BC) was in power, rice had become well accepted and ext
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• Ethnic Museum
  ...(206 BC - 220) dynasties. There are fans from the [[Yuan]] (1271-1368), [[Ming]] (1368-1644) and [[Qing]] (1644-1911) dynasties, gold and silver vessels u ...play ancient handicrafts and articles of daily use. These include a [[Song Dynasty]] porcelain pillow, the fan presented by Qing Emperor Guangxu to Empress Do
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• Nanxun
  ...s not known when this bridge was built. It was renovated during the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911). Two vivid stone lions sit on one end of the bridge. ...[[Song Dynasty]] (960-1279). It was repaired several times during the Qing Dynasty. Its original name was Nanxun Brook Bridge, also commonly called Big Bridge
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• Fahai Temple of Beijing
  ...Contents: Authentic works and video programs about murals created in Ming Dynasty, Pictures of Dunhuang Murals and Yongle Palace Murals.
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• Prince Gong's Mansion
  ...of [[He Shen]], a favorite minister of [[Emperor Qianlong]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911), it was built in 1777. In 1851, the mansion was bestowed upon ...nal style. Duofu Study is on the eastern axis, and its structure is in the Ming style. On each of the two side axes are four courtyards, the second courtya
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• Baxian Gong
  ...Temple. The temple had become a famous Daoist (Taoist) site by the [[Ming Dynasty]]. ...ght Immortals Came from (Baxian Chuchu Dongyou Ji 八仙出处东游记) during the Ming Dynasty that the Eight Immortals were established as being Zhongli Quan, Lü Dongbi
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• Li ethnic group
  ...two ethnic groups contributed to the development of Hainan. Later, the Han Dynasty sent troops under Lu Bode and Ma Yuan to set up prefectures and strengthen ...Guangdong, Hainan and the Leizhou Peninsula, pledged allegiance to the Sui Dynasty. Her effort in promoting national unity and unification of the country not
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• Tiantai Sect in Han Buddhism
  ...ning the commandments from another monk by the name of Huikuang. Two years later he was ordained with Upasampana (Complete Commandments). With a penchant fo ...ory that “the Great Chiliocosm or Universe exists in one mind”. The theory later became the guideline for the Tiantai sect.
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• Changchun Guan
  ...s Longmen (Dragon Gate) sect, came here to build a Daoist (Taoist) temple. Later generations called it Eternal Spring Temple because Patriarch Qiu was known ...t Wudang. He begged for alms and rebuilt Eternal Spring Temple in the Ming Dynasty style.
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• Mount Longhu
  .... It can therefore be seen that Daoism was flourishing then. Since the Han Dynasty, many of the buildings have been severely damaged due to natural calamities ...while most of the buildings that can now be seen were rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. The whole mansion complex covers 42,000 sq. m, of which 14,000 sq. m is la
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• Chinese-style Wrestling
  ...n the Qing Dynasty. In the last three dynasties of [[Yuan]] (1279-1368), [[Ming]] (1368-1644) and [[Qing]] (1644-1911), wrestling became a sport of the Man
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• Ceramic in China
  In the [[Shang Dynasty]] (16th-11th centuries BC), primitive porcelain made from [[kaolin clay]] a In the middle period of the [[Han Dynasty]] (202 BC-AD 220), glazed pottery using a lower degree of fire appeared. Th
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• Gelo ethnic group
  ...led the "Liaos." Descended from the Yelang, the strongest tribe in the Han Dynasty's Zangke Prefecture, the Liaos moved out of Zangke to Sichuan, where they b ...ointed chiefs, who lost their authority to the central court when the Qing Dynasty came to power.
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• Naxi ethnic group
  ..., "Mosha Yi" in the [[Jin Dyna]]sty (265-420) and "Moxie Yi" in the [[Tang Dynasty]] (618-907). In 1278 the [[Yuan Dynasty]] (1206-1368) established Lijiang Prefecture representing the imperial cour
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• Tongli
  ...ngli''' ('''同里古镇''') took its original shape during the time of the [[Song Dynasty]] (960-1279). It is located 10 km west of Zhouzhuang and 18 km from Suzhou 2.Its ancient buildings dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties. According to township records, 38 sizable residential c
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• Painted Faces
  ...that eventually it was a part of most rituals and festivals. By the [[Han dynasty]] (206 BC – 220 AD), dancers and actors were wearing decorative masks in ...as became standardized to a certain extent. Some texts preserved from Ming dynasty dramas give clear directions as to facial painting, such as "Enter thus-and
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• Beihai Park
  ...escribed in the legend. Emperor Wudi, the fifth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C. - 8 A.D.) did similar things. ...). The large-scale rebuilding in the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911) generally established the present scale and pattern of Beihai
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• Mid-autumn Festival
  ...ed, which became even grander in the [[Song Dynasty]] (960-1279). In the [[Ming]] (1368-1644) and [[Qing]] (1644-1911) dynasties, it grew to be a major fes
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• Gelao
  ...led the “Liaos.” Descended from the Yelang, the strongest tribe in the Han Dynasty’s Zangke Prefecture, the Liaos moved out of Zangke to Sichuan, where they ...ointed chiefs, who lost their authority to the central court when the Qing Dynasty came to power.
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• Spring Festival
  ...ng history stretching back 2000 years. Records show that during the [[Tang Dynasty]] (618-907), the Lion Dance was already performed for the royal family. ...than all other forms of lion dance. It is said that in the Northern [[Wei Dynasty]] (386-534), Emperor Wudi launched an expedition to Hexi in [[Gansu Provinc
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• Hutong
  ...ea surrounding the [[Forbidden City]] during the [[Yuan]] (1279 - 1368), [[Ming]] (1368 - 1644) and [[Qing]] (1644 - 1911) dynasties.[[File:hutong2.jpg|200 ...ged the residential areas according to the etiquette systems of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] (1027 - 256 BC). At the center of the metropolis was the Forbidden City,
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• Tongbai Gong of Southern Lineage
  ...a native of Tiantai, used to practice Daoism in Tongbai Palace. Therefore, later generations revered it as the ancestral temple of the Southern Lineage. ...China, hence the Southern Lineage name. Zhang Boduan of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) was regarded as the school’s founder. The doctrines were passe
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• Sui
  ...something bad happened. Catholicism that came to the area in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) won very few converts. ...sty (206 BC-24 AD). They adopted their present name at the end of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
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• Vinaya Sect in Han Buddhism
  ...continue to study under Zhishou. In 624 (7th year of the Wude reign, Tang Dynasty), he went to Zhongnan Mountain and settled in the Baiquan Monastery. Shortl ...of Emperor Xiaowen (471-499) of the Northern Wei Dynasty. During the Tang Dynasty, joining Daoxuan in preaching the Dharmagupta Vinaya were Fali (569-635) of
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• Dongxiang ethnic group
  ...farmed and raised cattle and sheep in time of peace. These garrison troops later took local women as wives, and their offspring at the beginning were called ...ears of the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644), they were offered amnesty by the Ming rulers, and they settled down permanently in the Dongxiang area.
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• Beijing David's Deer Park Museum
  ...ting ground. The last herd of the David's deer lived here in the late Qing Dynasty, and it was not until 1865 that these precious animals were discovered by F
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• Chinese Calligraphy
  ...1037-1101), Huang Tingjian (1045-1105) and Mi Fu (1051-1107) of the [[Song Dynasty]] (960-1279) were all well known for their cursive hand and running hand. D ...ng Pavilion) written by hand is a good example. The literati of the [[Song Dynasty]] further combined poetry and calligraphy. Many of the poems and essays wri
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• Badachu
  ...f this Buddha was found in the ruins of Zhaoxian Pagoda, built in the Liao Dynasty, which was razed by foreign invaders. A replacement pagoda now houses the t ...kings. In front of the Daxiong Hall, green bamboos planted during the Ming Dynasty still thrive.
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• Qingyang Gong
  ...rial Biography of the King of Shu'' by [[Yang Xiong]] of the [[Western Han Dynasty]], Yang wrote: "[[Lao Zi]] wrote the ''Dao de jing'' (Tao Te Ching) for [[Y ...d on him the title of Highest Perfect Man. Inspired by this legend, people later built a Daoist temple at the place where Yin Xi met the boy and the green g
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• Traditional Chinese Opera
  ...Annals · Records of Etiquette and Music'', [[Emperor Ming]] of the [[Tang Dynasty]] trained 300 musicians and several hundred maids to perform in the Pear Ga ...monies began to be held. According to the historical records, in the [[Han Dynasty]] (206 BC-AD 220), a grand ceremony for driving away demons would be held a
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• Chinese Music
  During the [[Tang Dynasty]], dancing and singing entered the mainstream, spreading from the royal cou Later the imposing daqu, suitable mainly for palace performances, was gradually r
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• Esoteric Sect in Han Buddhism
  ...e Word) sect, was founded during the Kaiyuan reign (713-741) of the [[Tang Dynasty]]. Its founders were three Indian monks in China, Subhakarasimha, Vajrabodh ...where [[Emperor Xuanzong]] revered him and made him a "Patriarch." A year later he began translating Buddhist scriptures. Upon learning that the Huayan Mon
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• Shui ethnic group
  ...something bad happened. Catholicism that came to the area in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) won very few converts. ...sty (206 BC-AD 24). They adopted their present name at the end of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
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• South China Sea issue
  ...uan recorded Chinese fishermen's activities in the South China Sea. In the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), more Hainan Island fishermen made their way ...nal Charts of the Ming Dynasty clearly record the Nansha Islands. Two Qing-dynasty maps, one dating from 1716 and the other 1817, also include the Nansha Isla
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• Huayan Sect in Han Buddhism
  ...utra). Its founder was [[Fazang]] (643-712), an eminent monk of the [[Tang Dynasty]] (618-907). A prestigious Buddhist during the Tang Dynasty, Fazang personally bestowed the Bodhisattva Commandments on two Tang empero
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• Baiyun Guan in Beijing
  ...ce been burnt down and rebuilt, so most of the buildings now date from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The temple conducts traditional Daoist ceremonies on ho ...ub-sect. Buried in the compound are the remains of Qiu Chuji, a famed Yuan Dynasty Daoist guru who lived in the temple all his life. For this reason Daoists i
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• Chongyang Gong
  ...sm, built a shelter to cultivate himself and where he had his bones buried later. It was renamed Zu'an (祖庵 Founder's Hut) after Quanzhen Daoism became p
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• The Ethnic Museum
  ...(206 BC - 220) dynasties. There are fans from the [[Yuan]] (1271-1368), [[Ming]] (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, gold and silver vessels used
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• Xu Beihong Museum
  ...his entire collection of books, calligraphy, and paintings to the country. Later, due to subway renovations, the museum was moved to 53 North Xinjiekou Stre ...xpensive Tang painting "Eighty-seven Immortals" by Wu Daozi, a famous Tang Dynasty painter, which the master purchased in Hong Kong in 1938.
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• Zhouzhuang
  ...ecture]]. Over 60 percent of the residential homes were built during the [[Ming]] (1368-1644) and [[Qing]] (1644-1911) dynasties. In June 2000, it was put ...bridges were constructed during the Wanli years (1573-1619) of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. Shide is 16 meters in length, 3 meters in width, and has a bridge span o
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• Jiaozi
  ...been essential element of the lunar New Year's festivities since the Ming Dynasty. ''Jiaozi'' are the exact size and shape of the small gold ingots that were
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• Fangshan Cuisine
  ...ies has mostly disappeared by today. What has been preserved is the [[Qing Dynasty]] imperial cuisine because its cooks passed down their knowledge and skills ...he Qingfeng Department (Department of Celebrating Good Harvests). The Qing Dynasty Imperial Kitchen did not serve beef, but it did use cow's milk, which came
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• Dumplings
  ...been essential element of the lunar New Year's festivities since the Ming Dynasty. ''Jiaozi'' are the exact size and shape of the small gold ingots that were
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• Hui ethnic group
  ...lived in Anxi in the present-day Xinjiang and its vicinity since the Tang Dynasty (618-907). They were actually forerunners of the present-day Uygurs, who ar ...anke," meaning "native-born guests from outlying regions." During the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), these people became part of the Huihuis, who were coming in gr
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• Official Cuisine
  ...p like a hill. The family cook of Cai Jing, a prime minister of the [[Song Dynasty]], killed 1,000 quail every day. ...ily dishes were all famous officials' dishes that have been passed down to later generations.
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• Dingling Museum
  ...in Dingling (Ding Mausoleum) lie buried [[Emperor Shenzong]] of the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644) and his two empresses. The mausoleum was first built in 1584
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• Chinese Tea Art
  ...cellent tea without good water. [[Zhang Dafu]], a tea expert of the [[Qing Dynasty]], even regarded water as more important than tea. He believed that a cup o ...ern scientific point of view. [[Zhang Youxin]], a tea expert of the [[Tang Dynasty]]; wrote the [[Notes on Brewing Tea]] according to Lu Yu's experience. He l
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• Bai ethnic group
  ...Bai people are Transit Star Catalogue for Time Determination by the [[Ming Dynasty]] scholar [[Zhou Silian]], ''Collection of Secret Prescriptions'' by [[Chen ...pagodas at the [[Chongsheng Temple]] in [[Dali]]. Built during the [[Tang Dynasty]], the 16-storey main tower is 60 meters high and still stands erect after
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• Palace Museum
  ...was established on the basis of the [[Forbidden City]], a palace of the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties (1368-1840), and their collection of treasures. ...n area enclosed by four poles). In 1924, the imperial family of the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1840) was removed from the Forbidden City, and in 1925 the [[Palace
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• Tu
  ...vince), which exercised jurisdiction over Huzhu County during the [[Yuan]] Dynasty (1271-1368) founded by Genghis [[Khan]]. All historical records have accoun ...descendants of Mongolians that moved in from Andingwei during the [[Ming]] Dynasty.
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• Tu ethnic group
  ...Province), which exercised jurisdiction over Huzhu County during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) founded by Genghis Khan. All historical records have accounts o ...are descendants of Mongolians that moved in from Andingwei during the Ming Dynasty.
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• Shanhaiguan
  ...it was transformed into a formidable military stronghold during the [[Ming Dynasty]].
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• Sidney Shapiro
  ...nese Scholars." It was translated into Hebrew and published in Israel, and later translated into Chinese. ...George Hatem in China" and "A Sampler of Chinese Literature from the Ming Dynasty to Mao Zedong," not to mention his autobiography "I Chose China."
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• She ethnic group
  ...Province. Feudal patterns among the Shes were well established by the Song Dynasty (960-1279). At that time, the Shes were planters of rice, tea, sugar cane a ...ome prosperous Shes were picked to govern the rest in the interests of the Ming court.
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• The Palace Museum
  ...a, was established on the basis of the [[Forbidden City]], a palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1840), and their collection of treasures. ...n area enclosed by four poles). In 1924, the imperial family of the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1840) was removed from the Forbidden City, and in 1925 the Palace M
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• Mongolian ethnic group
  ...t of [[Huihu]] or ancient Uygur, which was revised and developed a century later into the form used to this day. ...nd Tula rivers and areas east of the Kentey Mountains in the 12th century. Later, their offshoots grew into many tribal groups, such as Qiyan, Zadalan and T
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• Yugur ethnic group
  ...e rule of Tubo, a Tibetan kingdom. They were thus called the Hexi Ouigurs. Later, they captured the city of Ganzhou and set up a khanate – thus they were ...from central China. The Khan's emissaries went to the capital of the Song Dynasty on several missions to offer camels, horses, coral and amber as tribute to
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• Mount Laoshan
  ...Sanfeng took the two camellias to this site from an island during the Ming Dynasty Emperor Yongle’s reign. A red peony and the white camellia in the courtya ...tue. At the east side of the hall gate is an elm that grew during the Tang Dynasty. Its trunk is twisted like a dragon’s head, so it is called the Dragon’
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• Hani ethnic group
  ...rough local chieftains, who were granted official posts. During the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911) court officials replaced the chieftains.
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• The History of Chinese Imperial Food
  ...he best cooks to make delicious food for them. Imperial food represented a dynasty's best cuisine. ...nthroned 1766 B.C. – 1760 B.C.) destroy [[Jie]] (the last ruler of the Xia Dynasty, enthroned 1818 B.C. – 1766 B.C.).
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• Dai ethnic group
  ...and Han peoples dates back to 109 BC, when [[Emperor Wu Di]] of the [[Han Dynasty]] set up Yizhou Prefecture in southwestern Yi (the name used to signify the ...minorities was instituted; this system was consolidated during the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644).
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• Tian Han
  ...Shanghai]], [[Hangzhou]], [[Nanjing]], [[Guangzhou]], and Wuxi, stimulated later development of Chinese stage plays. ...opular. His ''A Rhapsody over the Ming Tomb reservoir'' was written in his later years. Tian Han died on [[December 10]], [[1968]] in prison during the [[Cu
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• Ancient bells
  Many chimes of bells appeared in the days before the [[Qin Dynasty]] (221 BC-206 BC) unified China. Most of them were shaped uniquely like com ...on of times, the ancient [[Chinese]] percussion instruments before the Qin Dynasty were divided into the nao (an ancient percussion instrument resembling an i
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• Tujia ethnic group
  ...walk in front of a procession while a wizard chanted scripture. Burial was later adopted following association with the Hans. ...s they came from [[Jiangxi]] Province in the east at the end of the [[Tang Dynasty]] (618-907). In any case, the Tujias were a distinct ethnic group in wester
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• Chuanju
  ...]], [[tanxi]] and [[dengxi]], it developed around the middle of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. Its most characteristic feature is its high-pitched singing style. The r During the late [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644) and early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), a chaotic period of frequent armed conflicts, the population i
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• Jixi
  ...Hu Fu, minister of Revenue, and Hu Zongxian, minister of War, of the Ming Dynasty. The temple covers an area of 1,146 square meters, with elegant carvings on
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• Va ethnic group
  ...der the rule of the Han Dynasty. Thereafter, through the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the Va people had had inseparable ties with other peopl ...k breeding – the preliminary stage of agricultural economy. After the Ming Dynasty, agriculture became their main occupation, and they had passed out of the p
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• Laba Festival
  ...medicine ''Bencao Gangmu'' (Compendium of Materia Medica), eminent [[Ming Dynasty]] physician Li Shizhen states that rice porridge "increases the life force,
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• Shandong Cuisine
  '''Shandong cuisine''' was created during the [[Yuan Dynasty]]. It gradually spread to north China, [[Beijing]], [[Tianjin]], northeast ...al center in ancient times. It was a very busy city as early as the [[Tang Dynasty]], and was the most flourishing commercial city in China after the capital
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• Qiang ethnic group
  ...clan group made their homes in what is today's Sichuan Province. The [[Han Dynasty]] (206 BC-AD 220) court in the 2nd century had set up an administrative pre ...sty all had political units in the Qiang-occupied areas. In the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the system of appointing local hereditary headmen by the centr
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• Mount Huashan
  Chen read many books on history and philosophy when he was young, and later gave up his quest for a political career and toured mountains and rivers. I ...y’s Xiyue Temple was built in the style of the palaces in Beijing from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties; hence it is famed as a “minia
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• Miao ethnic group
  ...g Miao ancestors until the Jin Dynasty 1,600 years ago. By the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220), the ethnic minorities in the Wuxi area had begun farming, and ...in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), and as Zai Kuan during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), were formed between several neighboring villages. Kuan leaders
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• Gaoshan ethnic group
  ...oup living along the coast of the mainland during the Stone Age. They were later joined by immigrants from the Philippines, Borneo and Micronesia. ...together over a long period of time, these peoples had by the time of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) welded themselves into a new ethnic group kn
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• Lunar New Year's Eve
  ...d decorations on New Year's Eve to keep the vicious monster ''Nian'' away. Later, according to the legend, the Emperor Star deity struck ''Nian'' down with ...Five Dynasties Period]], [[Zhong Kui]] became the new door god. The [[Song Dynasty]] saw the further development of existing guardians and protectors. In addi
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• Chang'an
  ...g'an soon joined the ranks of the world’s largest and richest cities. Tang Dynasty Chang'an has remained an object of interna­tional scholarly interest for i ...nded to state affairs. The middle part was called Daxing Palace in the Sui Dynasty, and renamed Taiji Palace in Tang. It was also known as the Western Imperia
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• Yao ethnic group
  ...Autonomous County in Guangxi. They are believed to be relics of the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644). Ancient stone tablets engraved with Chinese characters can b ...nd [[Changsha]], capital of today's Hunan Province. Two or three centuries later, they were renamed the "Moyao." One of China's foremost ancient poets, [[Du
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• The Peony Pavilion
  ...ny Pavilion'' is my favorite." It proved an immediate favorite with [[Ming Dynasty]] audiences as well, and records indicate that the work was well known in v ...guishing characteristic of Kunqu dramas that was maintained throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties was their enormous length. A complete performance of the
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• Han Buddhism
  ...nto this country in second BC (1st year of the Yuanshou reign, Western Han Dynasty), when Yicun arrived from Indo-Scythae to dictate Buddhist scriptures to a ...d on the legend that in 64 AD (7th year of the Yongping reign, Eastern Han Dynasty), Liu Zhuang, or Emperor Mingdi, dreamed one night of a golden man wearing
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• Zhuang ethnic group
  ...themselves. The term was first recorded some 1,000 years ago, in the Song Dynasty. The Zhuangs used to call themselves by at least a dozen other names, too. ...rea, who owned vast tracts of land and numerous slaves and servants. Still later, during the Tang and Song dynasties, social and economic development was su
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• Jingpo ethnic group
  During the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the imperial court set up a provincial administrative office i ...trative offices and appointed Jingpo nobles as administrators. In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the area inhabited by Jingpos was under the jurisdiction of p
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• Wu Zhen
  ...s. It was built in the middle of the 19th century in the style of the Qing Dynasty and typical of folk houses south of the Yangtze River. In this residence ar ...lay, a type of puppetry, was introduced to Wuzhen during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). By the late 1930s and early 1940s, 12 Shadow Play Troupes were
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• Manchu ethnic group
  ...at Wall), and gradually adopted Mandarin Chinese as their spoken language. Later, as more and more Han people moved to north of the pass, many local Manchus ...rd fashion throughout China, eventually becoming a political symbol of the dynasty. Women coiled their hair on top of their heads and wore earrings, long gown
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• Tibetan Buddhism
  ...Princess Bhrkuti of Nepal in the West and Princess Wencheng of the [[Tang Dynasty]] to the East. Both brides brought their homelands' versions of Buddhist st ...Tride Tsugtan (r. 704-755), who married [[Princess Jincheng]] of the Tang Dynasty and sent people to study Buddhism in the interior of [[China]]. They eventu
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• Diaoyu Islands
  ...the imperial court officially and Ryukyu became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. ...ming the reign title of Qing Dynasty. Many maps and nautical charts of the Ming and Qing dynasties clearly marked Diaoyu Islands as part of China's territo
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• The Diaoyu Islands
  ...the imperial court officially and Ryukyu became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. ...ming the reign title of Qing Dynasty. Many maps and nautical charts of the Ming and Qing dynasties clearly marked Diaoyu Islands as part of China's territo
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• Xibe ethnic group
  ...e Xibe ethnic group once had its own script but has lost it after the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was founded. A growing number of Xibe people came to learn the ...s in northeast China. In AD 89, the northern Xiongnus, defeated by the Han Dynasty troops, moved westward, abandoning their land to the Xianbeis. Between AD 1
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• Peking Opera
  ...about two hundred years ago in [[Beijing]], then the capital of the [[Qing Dynasty]], it is usually regarded as a national art form. It was developed and impr ...] to perform in the celebrations to mark Emperor Qianlong's 80th birthday. Later, three more Anhui opera troupes -- the Sixi, Chuntai, Hechun troupes -- als
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• Mount Maoshan
  ...eventually all attained the Way and became immortals. To commemorate them, later generations changed the mountain’s name from Mount Juqu to Three Maos Mou .... The devastation caused by war and other human destruction over the years later meant that only dilapidated walls could be seen. Fortunately, after the Thi
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• Lisu ethnic group
  ...tural Administration of the [[Yuan Dynasty]], and in the succeeding [[Ming Dynasty]], under the rule of the Lijiang district magistrate with the family surnam
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• Chinese ancient pagodas
  ...were called sarira, or Buddhist relics, as were his hair, teeth and bones. Later, the remains of other Buddhist monks of high reputation were also called sa ...on Chinese Characters) by Ge Hong (284-364), a scholar of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
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• Kirgiz ethnic group
  ...defeated the Eastern Turkic Khanate, the Kirgiz came into contact with the dynasty and in the 7th century the Kirgiz land was officially included in China's t ...in the Yenisey River valley. From the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368) to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Jilijis, though still mainly living by nomadic animal husb
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• Uygur ethnic group
  ...ral Asia via the "Silk Road." In 60 BC, Emperor Xuan Di of the Western Han Dynasty established the Office of Governor of the Western Region to supervise the " ...set up administrative bodies there. In 327, Zhang Jun of the Earlier Liang Dynasty set up in Turpan the Gao Chang Prefecture, the first of its kind in the reg
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• Mogao Grottoes
  ...Northern Zhou]], [[Sui]], [[Tang]], [[Song]], [[Western Xia]], [[Yuan]], [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties. In 442, the Northern Wei dynasty unified the vast area along the [[Yellow River]]. In 516, the Northern Wei
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• Ewenki ethnic group
  ..."forest people," and a people "moving on deer's backs" by the time of the Ming (1368-1644). When it came to the Qing period (1644-1911) they were called t ...he same clan, and there was no exploitation of man by man at first. But in later years each "nimoer" group came to be dominated by a feudal lord, who had fa
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• Sanxingdui
  In 1986, in the Sanxingdui remains, two large sacrificial pits from the Shang Dynasty were discovered; thousands of natural treasures were unearthed. It was like ...e 25th and 26th, some bronze dagger-axes, with features of the early Shang Dynasty were unearthed one by one. These were followed by a gentle bronze image wit
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• Yi ethnic group
  ...of the Dianchi area, northeastern Yunnan and the Honghe (Red) River area. Later those places were called "Cuan areas" which fell into the east and west par ...," although many different appellations existed. This name lasted from the Ming and Qing dynasties till liberation.
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• Tibet
  ...ong Dynasty]] (960-1279) on a barter basis. As time went on, in the [[Yuan Dynasty]] (1206-1368), the already multi-ethnic realm of China was reunified, with ...tribes and established the [[Tubo Kingdom]] covering a large part of what later became known as Tibet. He twice sent ministers to the Tang court requesting
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• Hunan
  ...asty]], Huguang Province in [[Ming Dynasty]], and Hunan Province in [[Qing Dynasty]]. During the [[Republic of China]] and since the establishment of the Peop ...e massive Shang Dynasty bronzeware unearthed in Ningxiang, the Western Han Dynasty ancient grave unearthed in Changsha Mawangdui, the inscribed bamboo tablets
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• Acupuncture and Moxibustion
  Later, in the 3rd century B.C., ''Nei Jing'' (Canon of Medicine) dealt in various Two medical works, ''Huang Di Ming Tang Jing'' (The Yellow Emperor's Classic on Acupuncture and Moxibustion) w
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• Tibetan ethnic group
  ...Tibet. The Tibetans sent students to [[Changan]], [[Capital]] of the Tang Dynasty, and invited Tang scholars and craftsmen to Tibet. These exchanges helped p The [[Yuan Dynasty]] (1279-1368) founded by the Mongols in the 13th century brought the divide
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• Tibetan
  ...Tibet. The Tibetans sent students to [[Changan]], [[Capital]] of the Tang Dynasty, and invited Tang scholars and craftsmen to Tibet. These exchanges helped p The [[Yuan Dynasty]] (1279-1368) founded by the Mongols in the 13th century brought the divide
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