Contents

Introduction————1

Chinese Calendar——3

Emperors—————8

Great Inventions——15

Art——————19

Great Wall————24

Paper money———31

Society—————42

Yongle, the third emperor of China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) stayed in power for 22 years. He moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing and had the Forbidden City built there. Lt is listed as the largest collection of ancient wooden structures in the world and attracts tourists to come to visit.