Mom Stumbles Onto Meteorite Worth About $20,000. LOTUS (CBS13) â People from all over the world are in the tiny town of Lotus in El Dorado County looking for something thatâs out of this world, but leave it to a stay-at-home mom walking her dog to find a precious meteorite. The rock Brenda Salveson found is 17 grams, equal to just over a tablespoon of sugar.
History. 1  The Ming dynasty, which succeeded the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty (1206â1368), was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang. 2  The basic governmental structure established by the Ming was continued by the subsequent Qing (Manchu) dynasty and lasted until the imperial institution was abolished in 1911/12.
History >> Ancient China. The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China. The Qing ruled China from 1644 to 1912 before being overthrown by the Republic of China. It is sometimes referred to as the Manchu Dynasty. History. In the early 1600s, the Manchu people of northern China began to unite against the Ming Dynasty.