They were built at different times — one dates back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) and the other to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Both run east-west ... In today's Hexi Corridor, which runs ...

On Wednesday, in London, Sotheby's sold a pair of rare 16th-century Ming Dynasty Chinese jars decorated ... were locked in a 20-minute bidding battle for the jars, which appeared in an auction ...