
#AdventuresInHistory!
#OTD #TDIH #October4, 1363 #RedTurbanRebellions: The #BattleOfLakePoyang ends, history's largest naval battle, fought on #LakePoyang between #ZhuYuanzhang's 200K #Ming #sailors & #ChenYouliang's 650K #ChenHan.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
Pavilion of One Thousand Autumns (Qianqiu Ting), the Imperial Garden of the Palace Museum (the Forbidden City), Beijing, China. The 15th century structure is one of four meant to symbolize the seasons.
#photography #architecture #history #art #EastAsia #Buddhism #Ming
Travel Watches Built for Crossing Time Zones #FrederiqueConstant #GMTWatches #GreubelForsey #MING
https://whowatchwear.com/travel-watches-built-for-crossing-time-zones/
Zhu Houcong was born #OnThisDay in 1507, ruling #China from 1521 to 1567 as the #Jiājìng #嘉靖 emperor; as a ruler, he was a distinctly mixed bag, but #Ming #porcelain reached a peak of perfection during his reign; this is a #dragon plate bearing his reign mark:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiajing...