The findings show that China's porcelain 'dual formula' technology can be traced back to the earlier Western Xia Dynasty.

The Church of the East was already present among various Mongol tribes when Kublai Khan (1260–1294) conquered China. Though ...

An outstanding strategist and statesman, he was known as Emperor Tai Zu, founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. The period from the late 12th to the early 13th centuries saw strengthened economic ...

The earliest known examples of China's "high-quartz porcelain" have been uncovered at the Suyukou porcelain kiln site in the ...

Beijing had been the capital of the preceding Yuan Dynasty. The food in the Yuan palace had been influenced by the Mongolian flavorings. The food in the Ming palace, however, was mainly that of ...

Known for exquisite porcelain production and expansive trade, the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) represents a period of Chinese imperial rule between the fall of the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) and the ...

Archaeological surveys and excavations in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region over the past year have yielded a new ...

A new exhibition about the historic Yongle Palace, a renowned masterpiece of Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) architecture which recently gained fame through its depiction in the popular Chinese game ...

The Society for Song, Yuan, and Conquest Dynasty Studies is an international society committed to the encouragement of the study of Chinese—as well as Jürchen, Khitan, Tangut, and Mongol—history, ...