This letter written by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), demonstrates his humble background for the vernacular language and includes a misspelled word in it. [Photo/Wuxi Daily]

Wuxi has been the home of many famous painters throughout history. The city has one rare painting by local artist Wang Fu (1362-1416), depicting bamboo and stones beside a dead tree stump (枯木竹石圖). [Photo/Wuxi Daily]