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... Ming times as earlier . CULTURE The predominance of state power also marked the intel- lectual and aesthetic life of Ming China . By requiring use of their interpretations of the Classics in education and the state in in the civil ...
... Ming times as earlier . CULTURE The predominance of state power also marked the intel- lectual and aesthetic life of Ming China . By requiring use of their interpretations of the Classics in education and the state in in the civil ...
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... Ming dramas . Ming Perhaps the most representative of all Ming literary ac- scholarship tivities , however , were voluminous works of sober scholar- ship in many realms . Ming literati were avid bibliophiles , both collectors and ...
... Ming dramas . Ming Perhaps the most representative of all Ming literary ac- scholarship tivities , however , were voluminous works of sober scholar- ship in many realms . Ming literati were avid bibliophiles , both collectors and ...
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... Ming dynasty : The standard reference guide to traditional Chinese - language materials is WOLFGANG FRANKE , An Intro- duction to the Sources of Ming History ( 1968 ) . Essential infor- mation is contained in L. CARRINGTON GOODRICH and ...
... Ming dynasty : The standard reference guide to traditional Chinese - language materials is WOLFGANG FRANKE , An Intro- duction to the Sources of Ming History ( 1968 ) . Essential infor- mation is contained in L. CARRINGTON GOODRICH and ...
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