Yuan dynasty

Temur Oljeitu Khan, Emperor Chengzong of the Great Yuan, was the grandson and successor of the storied Kublai Khan, founder of the Yuan Dynasty. Inheriting a well established empire from his grandfather he made no great conquests but further consolidated the dynasty, built up internal improvements and expanded Yuan influence over a number of independent states which accepted tributary status around the Yuan Emperor of China and Great Khan of the Mongols. Temur was born in 1265 the son of…

Part of painting "Palace of Han Empire" (汉苑图), by Li Rongjin (李容瑾) of the Yuan Dynasty (1271 — 1368) and now preserved in the Taipei Palace Museum, portrays the view of a magnificent palace of the Han Dynasty (202 BC — 220 AD).

This is the map shows the region of China in Qing dynasty. Qing had the largest extension in the Chinese history, but because the land is too big, it is hard for Chinese rulers to control. Moreover, other countries were eager the land of the China. The oversize extension is one of the reason leaded Qing to decline.

Yuan dynasty painting | Chinese artwork, China art, Chinese artists

Chinese clothing is one of the most unique elements of Chinese culture. And through the 5,000 years history of China ancient Chinese clothing has seen great variations and influences in ancient times…

Women as the main theme of the painting has a long history in china, here I found some famous ancient Chinese paintings which are main present women’s beauty in different period. Wei, Jin and South…

This picture show about the Ming, Yuan and Song dynasty clothing.

Kublai Khan on the hunt

China’s turbulent history has seen many dynastic struggles over the centuries. Due to the specific needs of different dynasties, the Chinese soldiers wore different uniforms and armors in different…