Zhu Di was born #OnThisDay in 1360, becoming the #Yongle emperor in 1402 & ruling #China until his death in 1424; he commissioned the Yǒnglè dàdiǎn (Yongle Encyclopedia) in 1403 & it was completed in 1408; the British & French destroyed most of it 永樂大典
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Yongle
Ming China
Zhu Di was born #OnThisDay in 1360, becoming the #Yongle emperor in 1402 & ruling #Ming #China until his death in 1424; note that neither #Xinjiang nor #Tibet nor #Taiwan were part of the Chinese empire until the Manchu Qing regime #永樂帝 #FreeTibet
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Forbidden City
Zhu Di was born #OnThisDay in 1360, becoming the #Yongle emperor in 1402 & ruling #Ming #China until his death in 1424; he was exceptionally cruel but able & re-established #Beijing as China's capital, building the #ForbiddenCity at its heart... #永樂帝
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porcelain vase
Zhu Di was born #OnThisDay in 1360, becoming the #Yongle emperor in 1402 & ruling #China until his death in 1424; he was exceptionally cruel but able; this flask emblazoned with a #dragon is an exquisite example of #Ming blue & white #porcelain at its best... #永樂帝
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Yongle emperor
Zhu Di was born #OnThisDay in 1360, becoming the #Yongle emperor in 1402 & ruling #China until his death in 1424; he was exceptionally cruel but able & re-established #Beijing as China's capital; the #Ming dynasty went into terminal decline after his death... #永樂帝
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Dazzling Yong le Fabric Market 永樂市場 in Dihua Street 迪化街
Upstairs of the famous indoor market in Taipei, Taiwan
I bought some fabric of bright colour Hakka design
#Yongle #永樂市場 #DihuaStreet #迪化街 #Taipei #Taiwan #台北 #台湾 #台灣 #hakka
dragon flask
Zhū Dì 朱棣 died #OnThisDay in 1424; the #Yongle 永樂帝 emperor was ruthless but brilliant & after his death, the #Ming dynasty ended exploration & went into decline; this flask emblazoned with a #dragon is an exquisite example of #Ming blue & white #porcelain... #永樂帝
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Yongle
Ming China
Zhū Dì 朱棣 died #OnThisDay in 1424; the #Yongle 永樂帝 emperor was ruthless & cruel but one of the most effective rulers in #China's history; he moved the capital to Beijing & built the Forbidden City; after his death, the #Ming slid into a slow & inexorable decline...
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Ming vase
Zhu Di was born #OnThisDay in 1360, becoming the #Yongle emperor in 1402 & ruling #China until his death in 1424; he was exceptionally cruel but able; the #Ming dynasty went into terminal decline after his death; this porcelain flask is emblazoned with a #dragon #永樂帝
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