Yung Lo

When at last he came to, the first sight that met his eyes was the scowling face of Yung-lo.

Egg-shell China first appeared in the Yung-lo period, and later it was as thin as bamboo paper.

At last all was ready; everyone was waiting breathlessly for the sign from Yung-lo which should start the flowing of the metal.

This made the reign of Yung-lo the most magnificent period of the Ming epoch, but beneath the surface decay had begun.