Life During Ming Dynasty

Ancient Shanghai in the Ming Dynasty

These are life-sized statues (granny and her baby grandson) in a typical old Shanghai residential house at the wax museum Old Shanghai Exhibition.

The illuminated area in the back is a patio that serves both as a linkage between rooms (normally between the front living and the dining room/kitchen) and the source for natural light and fresh air.

Suzhou business district during the Ming Dynasty – part of a colour ink painting by a, Ming artist.