NOVA: And what makes Chinese porcelain so durable ... court mark would read "made during the Xuande era of the great Ming Dynasty." A commercial potter would make a mark that just read "made ...

The From Ornate to Essential section presents opulent carvings and solemn hues of Qing Dynasty furniture which contrast with ...

Dubbed the "jade" of Chinese porcelain, Longquan celadon stands out in the long history of Chinese ceramics for its ...

Also known as the Duke Yansheng Residence, the site in Qufu, Shandong province, was the hereditary home of the Confucius ...

The Ming Dynasty marked a pivotal period in Chinese history ... including copper coins and porcelain and pottery items, and 38 pieces of history from the second one, such as lumber, porcelain ...

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital in Nanjing (Chinese for southern ... Besides the porcelain ware fired in the Chai, Ru, Guan, Ge and Rao kilns ...

Tsinghua University, which is located in northwest Beijing, is one of China’s most prestigious universities, and boasts state ...

Loaded with Chinese silk, porcelain, and lacquerware ... When the Han Chinese overthrew the Mongols and founded the Ming dynasty in the later 14th century, they took over the fleet and an already ...

The next 150 years saw China flourish. Trade and commerce grew. Painting, printmaking and porcelain ... how the Ming empire worked. Historians have different views about how the Qing dynasty ...