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The Little Ice Age Triggered The Collapse Of The Ming Dynasty, Causing A Series Of Extreme Droughts That Led To Crop Failures, Famine, And Rebellion
Many historic societal changes have been significantly shaped by climate change’s influence. For instance, the Wanli ...
The incredible 1,000-year-old desert city that's been completely abandoned
Deep in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia lies the abandoned city of Khara-Khoto, which was founded nearly 1,000-years-ago but was ...
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Art and trade history gleams with prized mineral of Hotan
The pairing of jade and gold would later be adopted by artisans of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) who skillfully balanced the ...
Trump and Xi Jinping’s ‘loving’ relationship has soured - can they rebuild it?
Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to work with the incoming Trump administration, but he also used his last meeting with ...
Art exhibition at Imperial Ancestral Temple aims at interpreting the times through artworks
A new art exhibition featuring hundreds of masterpieces focusing on the essence of traditional Chinese culture and the ...
The British Museum Gets a Giant Gift: $1.27 Billion of Chinese Ceramics
Sir Percival David’s collection, amassed in the early 1900s, includes prized vases and wine cups. “You simply couldn’t build ...
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A tradition set in stone
In 1271, the Mongols founded China's Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), and it didn't take long for the Mongol elite of Yuan to ...