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Ming China: 1368–1644
China · 1368–1644 · exact time + place
Known for its cultural achievements and exploration, the Ming dynasty influenced East Asia's history and folklore profoundly — treasure fleets, porcelain kilns, and the Great Wall's brick face. The button below opens StoryTerra with both China and 1368–1644 already set.
Open Ming China on the map10 famous stories set in Ming China
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Browse 3 books and 38 movies set in China.

A Touch of Zen
Ku Shen Chai an artist in his early 30s still lives with his mother but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-ching a mysterious princess on the run. Yang brings Ku into her circle of protectors including a…

Flirting Scholar
A scholar in search of true love. Disguising himself as a houseboy he indentures himself to a rich family in order to pursue the ravishing servant girl who has stolen his heart.

Dragon Inn
When the children of an executed General are pursued in 1457 China some heroic martial arts swordsmen intervene.

Dragon Inn
During the Ming Dynasty Tsao Siu-yan a power-crazed eunuch who rules his desert region of China as if he were the Emperor ruthlessly thwarts plots against him and sets a trap for one of his enemies at the Dragon Gate…

14 Blades
Commander Qinglong is the loyal leader of the assassin group that serves the emperor. But when his allies plan a rebellion against the ruler he finds himself in danger.

Brotherhood of Blades
In the late Ming Dynasty three sworn brothers who serve as the imperial secret police are dispatched to hunt down Wei Zhongxian a eunuch politician who had been forced to resign from his influential post and exiled from…

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate picks up three years after the infamous Dragon Inn was burnt down in the desert when its innkeeper Jade vanished. A new gang of marauders had taken over - innkeepers by day and treasure…

Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield
An imperial guard searches for the truth behind a conspiracy that framed him and his partners. The proof of his innocence lies with a wanted woman named Bei Zhai... but will she reveal what she knows? In this intense…

Swordsman
When a scroll containing valuable martial arts secrets is stolen from the Emperor an army detachment is sent to recover it. It is based on the novel The Smiling Proud Wanderer by Jinyong.

1421: The Year China Discovered America
On 3/8/1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. Its mission was "to proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas" & unite the whole…
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