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Yuan Chonghuan (Military Commander of the Ming Dynasty) Memorial Garden
Yuan Chonghuan (1584 - 1630) was a famed patriot and military commander of the Ming Dynasty who battled the Manchus in Liaoning. He was known to have excelled in artillery warfare and successfully incorporated western tactics into the East. Yuan's military career reached its height when he defeated Nurhaci and the Manchurian army in the first Battle of Ningyuan. Nurhaci's son and successor, Huang Taiji, was defeated by him in the second Battle of Ningyuan. However, Yuan was a tragic figure, and was executed by his emperor under false charges which Huang Taiji deliberately planted against him.
Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum - The Tomb of the Hongwu Emperor (Zhu Yuanzhang) of the Ming Dynasty
The Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (Chinese: 明孝陵) is the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It lies at the northern foot of Purple Mountain (Chinese: 紫金山; literally "Purple-Golden Mountain") in Nanjing, China. Legend says that in order to prevent robbery of the tomb, 13 identical processions of funeral troops started from 13 city gates to obscure the real burying site.
The Legacy Beneath Xianyang City of Qin
Just east of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, near Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, is a densely-forested hill. A great green mound, yes; but otherwise unremarkable, it may seem to the casual observer. Yet beneath that hill is buried Ying Zheng, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty.
Top Ten Famous Ancient Remains in China
China’s long history has not been annihilatingd with the advance of time. Many remains are the best display of Chinese culture. Those mysterious remains contain many old and inexplainable secrets, among which the undiscovered ones are more attractive.
Ruins of the Ancient Loulan
One of the great mysteries in Chinese history is the disappearance of the ancient city of Loulan. The world-famous city ruins, the Loulan Kingdom, was swallowed up by the shifting sands of the Taklamakan Desert 1,400 years ago.
Tongwancheng - the Only Hun City Ever Discovered
China's nationwide drive to green the barren western region has resulted in an unexpected substantial reward: the discovery of a unique ancient city covered by desert sands for more than 1,000 years.
Shangshan Remains - Remains of Ten Thousand Year Old Rice
The Shangshan site at Huangzhai township's Qunan Village, located in Pujiang County and under Zhejiang Province's Jinhua city, is one of the earliest Neolithic Age ruins that has been discovered in China to date.
Lingjing Paleolithic Site, Xuchang Henan Province
A series of archaeological excavations were carried out by the Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute of Henan Province from 2005 to 2006 at the Lingjing Paleolithic Site.
Weiyang Palace: the Largest Palace Ever Built on Earth
Weiyang Palace (未央宫) was a palace complex, located near the city of Chang'an (modern Xi'an). Built in 200 BC at the request of Han Gaozu, under the supervision of his prime minister Xiao He, it served as the administrative centre and imperial residence of the Western Han Dynasty, as well as the Western Jin dynasty and several other regimes during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Archaeological Glossary A to Z - G
Gallery forest: A stretch of forest along a river or stream; Gamete: Mature reproductive cells that are specialized for sexual fusion. Each gamete is haploid and fuses with a cell of similar origin but of opposite sex to producea diploid zygote; Gametogenesis: The formation of male and female gametes by meiosis.