British Museum features 'golden age' of Ming China

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British Museum features 'golden age' of Ming China

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-museum-features-golden-age-ming-china-170603586.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6KzLhb4TzNvQ.qj5xo4SMg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/daf1c9687b97dd245f0f6a7067003842.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 photo, a metal with enamels jar is seen at an exhibition entitled 'Ming 50 years that changed China' in British Museum in central London. Between AD 1400 and 1450, China was a global superpower run by one family ? the Ming dynasty ? who established Beijing as the capital and built the Forbidden City. The exhibition, running from Sept. 18, 2014 to Jan 5, 2015, will feature a range of these spectacular objects ? including exquisite porcelain, gold, jewellery, furniture, paintings, sculptures and textiles ? from museums across China and the rest of the world.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)" align="left" title="In this Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 photo, a metal with enamels jar is seen at an exhibition entitled 'Ming 50 years that changed China' in British Museum in central London. Between AD 1400 and 1450, China was a global superpower run by one family ? the Ming dynasty ? who established Beijing as the capital and built the Forbidden City. The exhibition, running from Sept. 18, 2014 to Jan 5, 2015, will feature a range of these spectacular objects ? including exquisite porcelain, gold, jewellery, furniture, paintings, sculptures and textiles ? from museums across China and the rest of the world.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? Intricate, inventive and ahead of their time ? and that's just the vases. London's British Museum will open a major new exhibition on Thursday exploring the rich art and global influences of China's Ming era in the 15th century.</p><br clear="all"/>

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