Well-preserved Ming Dynasty tomb unearthed in China
Archaeologists from the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology and the Xinzhou Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics have uncovered a well-preserved tomb dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Xinzhou City, Shanxi province...
#Cholon was the 1st #ChineseSettlement established in #Vietnam in 2nd half of 17th century, after the fall of the #MingDynasty in #China, by the people who remained loyal to the fallen emperor and exiled to Vietnam.
Then, later during the 18th century, a 2nd wave of #Chinese immigration arrived to Cholon, as a consequence of the demographic pressure in China.
*My patriarch ancestors fled from China in 18th century & starting rebuilding life in Saigon. This thread is about where we lived.
This is the Temple of Heaven in the Dongcheng District of Beijing. I visited when I went to China in 2018. The temple complex's construction commenced in 1420, coinciding with the Yongle Emperor's efforts to restore Beijing as the capital of China.