By the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368 AD), mooncakes took ... Round in shape, they represent the full moon – a sign of completeness and reunion. This makes them particularly meaningful during the ...
An outstanding strategist and statesman, he was known as Emperor Tai Zu, founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. The period from the late 12th to the early 13th centuries saw strengthened economic ...
The Society for Song, Yuan, and Conquest Dynasty Studies is an international society committed to the encouragement of the study of Chinese—as well as Jürchen, Khitan, Tangut, and Mongol—history, ...