Emperor Yongle - Ming Dynasty

Day 4 July 4 - Ming Tombs and Hard Rock

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July 5th 2009
After lunch in a nearby restaurant and more shopping in a government store, we took the bus to the site of the 13 Ming Tombs. You may know that China was under imperial rule for many centuries. Each dynasty usually lasted 300-400 years and ended with an uprising of the peasants. The last 2 dynasties were the Ming and Qing, respectively. During the Ming Dynasty, which lasted during the 1400s 14 emp ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more