During the reign of Emperor Yongle, bells were cast in many places to hold services for the enhancement of Buddhism and Taoism or give the correct time for better urban management. Three bells ...

A Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) glazed deity statue, which would have been placed on a wooden structure at the Yongle Palace, on show. [Photo by JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY] In a roof decoration from ...

They include rare books such as handwritten Buddhist scriptures from Dunhuang dating from the Tang Dynasty, Song and Yuan woodblock editions, early Ming volumes of the Yongle Encyclopedia and a ...

A visitor to the ongoing exhibition at the National Library of China in Beijing, The Glory Within Authenticity, examines a digital representation of a mural from the Sanqing Hall in the Yongle ...