This book is the first on Chinese eunuchs in English and presents a comprehensive picture of the role that they played i
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If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Ming Dynasty, China, then keep reading.. China is one of the
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On a spring afternoon in 1509 a local bandit found himself in the emperor's private quarters deep within the Forbid
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"The Hidden Land" means that a large amount of land in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) was "hidden" or
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These popular baojuan offer rare insights on lay religion and family dynamics of the Ming dynasty, and their original th
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