[西游记 / 西遊記, Xī yóu jìㄒㄧ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˋ] Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature; also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey, See Also: 吳承恩, 吴承恩#17766
[朱元璋, Zhū Yuán zhāngㄓㄨ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄤ] Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of the first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武, founder of the Ming dynasty (1328-1398, reigned as emperor from 1386 under reign name 洪武); usually known by his posthumous title Ming Taizu 明太祖, See Also: 洪武, 明太祖#21024
[金瓶梅, Jīn píng méiㄐㄧㄣ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ] Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content#33692
[潘金莲 / 潘金蓮, Pān Jīn liánㄆㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄢˊ] Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅, See Also: 金瓶梅#37092
[明史, Míng shǐㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˇ] History of the Ming dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉 in 1739 during the Qing dynasty, 332 scrolls, See Also: 二十四史, 張廷玉, 张廷玉#46492
[元史, Yuán shǐㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇ] History of the Yuan dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Song Lian 宋濂 in 1370 during the Ming dynasty, 210 scrolls, See Also: 二十四史, 宋濂#67982
[张廷玉 / 張廷玉, Zhāng Tíng yùㄓㄤ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ] Zhang Tingyu (1672-1755), Qing politician, senior minister to three successive emperors, oversaw compilation of History of the Ming dynasty 明史 and the Kangxi dictionary 康熙字典, See Also: 明史, 康熙字典#91296
[冯梦龙 / 馮夢龍, Féng Mèng lóngㄈㄥˊ ㄇㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ] Feng Menglong (1574-1646), late Ming dynasty novelist writing in colloquial (baihua), author of Tales old and new 古今小說|古今小说, See Also: 古今小說, 古今小说#95131
[嘉峪关城 / 嘉峪關城, Jiā yù guān chéngㄐㄧㄚ ㄩˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄔㄥˊ] Jiayuguan fort in the Gansu corridor; Ming dynasty military fort, the western end of the Great Wall#775556
[初刻拍案惊奇 / 初刻拍案驚奇, chū kè pāi àn jīng qíㄔㄨ ㄎㄜˋ ㄆㄞ ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ] Slap the table in amazement, Part I; first of two books of stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌蒙初, See Also: 凌蒙初
[封神榜, fēng shén bǎngㄈㄥ ㄕㄣˊ ㄅㄤˇ] Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc, See Also: 周武王
[封神演义 / 封神演義, fēng shén yǎn yìㄈㄥ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ] Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc, See Also: 周武王