The throne of Emperor Hongwu, or Zhu Yuanzhang, founder of the Ming dynasty, is on display at the new Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum Museum in Nanjing on Wednesday, February 18, 2009. Renovation work began in June, 2008 to transform an old watch factory into a 5,000 square meter museum. The red and yellow color scheme was chosen to imitate the style of Ming dynasty imperial architecture. [Photo: Beijing Daily]
