I don't understand the Ming Dynasty

Author: Xiong Zhaozheng
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Examining the history of China for thousands of years, tracing the dynasties that have passed away, we can easily find that the patterns of each dynasty's rise and fall are roughly the same. The wisdom and ability of the founders of the dynasty, their understanding of the state, and their concern for the people determine the motivation behind the systems they established and their ability to govern the country. Although the Ming Dynasty suffered the tragedy of institutional flaws from the very beginning and experienced one social crisis after another thereafter, why did it still maintain its rule for as long as 276 years?