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The Ming period (1368–1644)
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Education in Asian civilizations: c. 700 to the eve of Western influence > China > The Ming period (1368–1644)
The Ming dynasty restored Chinese rule. Ming was famous for its ceramics and architecture. There were excellent painters, too, but they were at best the disciples of the Tang and Song masters. The outstanding intellectual contribution of the period was the novel, whose development was spurred by increases in literacy and in the demand for reading materials. Ming…
