Some famous ancient Buddhist temples and tombs ... These stone carvings have artistic characteristics of the early Ming Dynasty. They are rare art treasures. Stone sculptures lining the spirit ...

Her first book, What the Emperor Built: Architecture and Empire in the Early Ming (University of Washington Press, 2020), examines the building projects of the famous Yongle emperor ... innovative ...

Since around the 3rd century, tea has been drunk in China, initially among the upper class as an elegant spiritual enjoyment and art, and later becoming popular in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 ...

with its landscaped gardens and many buildings (whose nearly 10,000 rooms contain furniture and works of art), constitutes a priceless testimony to Chinese civilization during the Ming and Qing ...