Fengyang County, where Drum Tower is located, is known for being the hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang, founder of the Ming dynasty. The Hongwu Emperor reigned from 1368 to 1369, during which time ...

Visitors to a centuries-old tourist site in eastern China were sent scrambling after hundreds of roof tiles came loose and cascaded more than two stories to the ground. The Fengyang Drum Tower—built ...

Fengyang county is famous for its history and culture, and was the hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang (the Hongwu Emperor), founder of the Ming dynasty.

Fengyang county is famous for its history and culture, and was home to Zhu Yuanzhang (the Hongwu Emperor), founder of the Ming dynasty. He oversaw a prosperous era fueled by strong international ...

Fengyang county is famous for its history and culture, and was the hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang (the Hongwu Emperor), founder of the Ming dynasty. He oversaw a prosperous era fueled by strong ...

[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Xiaoling Tomb, at the foot of Zijin Mountain in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, is a mausoleum of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Zhu Yuanzhang ...

The lord of the Shu Kingdom held particular prominence since the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was very focused on the region due to its importance in military ...

In response to northern examinees' anger, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang decided to reorganize the examination and personally review the papers. As a result, 61 northern examinees were admitted ...

Also on this date: In 1368, China’s Ming dynasty, which lasted nearly three centuries, began as Zhu Yuanzhang was formally acclaimed Hongwu Emperor ... became the first woman to receive ...