He then compiled a list of 1,892 medicinal substances ... Many considered it the greatest scientific achievement of the Ming dynasty. Today, only six copies of the original Bencao Gangmu remain ...

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital in Nanjing (Chinese for southern capital). He ate mostly food cooked with the flavors of South China during his ...

The palaces and temples which form the nucleus of this group of secular and religious buildings exemplify the architectural and artistic achievements of ... was built as an organized complex during ...