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Ming China: 1368–1644

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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.

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10 famous stories set in Ming China

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Browse 3 books and 38 movies set in China.

A Touch of Zen

A Touch of Zen

Union Film Company-International Film Company-Golden Harvest Company
movie

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…

Setting: ChinaTime Period: Ming Dynasty
Flirting Scholar

Flirting Scholar

Win's Movie Productions
movie

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.

Setting: ChinaTime Period: Ming Dynasty
Dragon Inn

Dragon Inn

Union Film Company
movie

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

Setting: ChinaTime Period: Ming Dynasty
Dragon Inn

Dragon Inn

Seasonal Film Corporation-Xiaoxiang Film Studio
movie

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…

Setting: ChinaTime Period: Ming Dynasty
14 Blades

14 Blades

Shanghai Film Group
movie

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.

Setting: ChinaTime Period: Ming Dynasty
Brotherhood of Blades

Brotherhood of Blades

China Film Co-Production Corporation-Beijing Dachu Changge Film And TV Culture Co.-Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio-Combo Drive Pictures Co.
movie

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…

Setting: China; Beijing, ChinaTime Period: Ming Dynasty
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

Film Workshop-Beijing Liangzi Group-Bona International Film Group-Shineshow-SMG Pictures
movie

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…

Setting: ChinaTime Period: Ming Dynasty
Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield

Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield

东阳坏猴子影视文化传播有限公司
movie

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…

Setting: ChinaTime Period: Ming Dynasty
Swordsman

Swordsman

Film Workshop-Long Shong Pictures-Golden Princess Film Production Limited
movie

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.

Setting: ChinaTime Period: Ming Dynasty
1421: The Year China Discovered America

1421: The Year China Discovered America

by Gavin Menzies
book

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…

Setting: China; AmericaTime Period: 1421

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