1. Zhu Yuanzhang – The First Emperor of Ming Dynasty
朱元璋 - 明朝的第一个皇帝
Zhu Yuanzhang – The First Emperor of Ming Dynasty

3. Zhu Yuanzhang’s Tomb

4. 朱元璋
朱元璋（1328年10月21日－1398年6月24日） was very poor when he was a child and didn’t get proper education. He even became a monk just to get free food and keep himself alive. But he joined an army to overthrow Yuan government and fought very bravely. Later on he became the first emperor of Ming Dynasty and a wise one.

6. 朱元璋
Zhu Yuanzhang was a very cruel person. Right before he died, he gave an order that after his death, all his wives should be killed and berried with him. The only women survived was the mother of his youngest daughter who was a little child and needed someone to take care of her.
Ironically, because Zhu was so cruel, there was very little corruption in his government since the officials were afraid of him.

7. 廷杖