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Historvius can help you explore the history of the Ming Dynasty and visit historical sites that relate to the Ming Dynasty period.

The Ming Dynasty ruled China for almost three hundred years and was reknowned for the huge building projects and vast fortifications constructed under the various Ming rulers - most famously the Ming-era Great Wall of China.

To find out more about these Ming Dynasty sites, you can explore our interactive map above or navigate further by using the links below. Once you’ve selected those you wish to visit you can use our itinerary planner to plan your trip and then print off a free pocket guidebook. This indispensible holiday guide will help you make the most of your time discovering Ming Dynasty historic places.

Our database of Ming Dynasty historic sites is growing all the time, but we may not cover them all. Remember, if you know of other historical sites of the Ming Dynasty, you can always add them to Historvius now by visiting our upload page.

Ming Dynasty sites : Site Index

  • Chaotian Gong Chaotian Gong
    Chaotian Gong in Nanjing was once an ancient temple and now houses an archaeological museum, including the porcelain pagoda, the 15th century Ming Dynasty monument destroyed in the Taiping Rebellion.
    Photo by RightIndex (cc)

  • Great Wall of China Great Wall of China
    Though built and re-built many times over the centuries, much of the Great Wall of China that we know today dates back to the Ming Dynasty.

  • Great Wall of China - Huanghuacheng Great Wall of China - Huanghuacheng
    Built under the remit of Lord Cai during the Ming Dynasty, the Huánghuā section of the Great Wall of China is not officially open to visitors.
    Photo by JorizDG (cc)

  • Great Wall of China - Mutianyu Great Wall of China - Mutianyu
    Renovated during the Ming era, the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China is a slightly less visited section of this a famous ancient structure.
    Photo by firepile (cc)

  • Jingshan Park Jingshan Park
    Jingshan Park in Beijing started life as a Ming Dynasty imperial garden during the reign of Emperor Yongle and contains the site where the final emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen, hung himself.
    Photo by vincentraal (cc)

  • Ming Tombs Ming Tombs
    The Ming Tombs house the mausoleums of 13 of the Ming Emperors, dating back to the fifteenth century.
    Photo by storyvillegirl (cc)

  • Pingyao Ming City Walls Pingyao Ming City Walls
    The Pingyao Ming City Walls were built in 1370 AD by the Ming Hongwu Emperor and remain among the best preserved Ming walls in China.

  • Shuanglin Si Shuanglin Si
    Shuanglin Si in Pingyao is a 1,500 year old Buddhist temple. The current incarnation dates back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

  • Temple of Heaven Temple of Heaven
    The Temple of Heaven is a holy site in Beijing built during the Ming Dynasty era and is a UNESCO World Heritage historic site.

  • The Forbidden City - Beijing The Forbidden City - Beijing
    The Forbidden City in Beijing was the home of the majority of the Ming emperors. First built by the third Ming ruler, the Yongle Emperor, between 1406 and 1420, it was Emperor Zhudi who was the first to live there.

  • The Hongwu Emperor Mausoleum The Hongwu Emperor Mausoleum
    The Hongwu Emperor Mausoleum is the burial place of the first Ming Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang.

  • The Old Ming Palace The Old Ming Palace
    The ruins of the Old Ming Palace in Nanjing were once part of a magnificent fourteenth century palace complex which was once the home of the first Ming Emperor Hongwu.

  • Zhonghua Gate Zhonghua Gate
    Zhonghua Gate is one of the remains of Nanjing’s fourteenth century Ming-era city walls, which date back to the reign of Hongwu.
    Photo by Sam Ose / Olai Skjaervoy (cc)

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