There were plenty of jokes in the Ming Dynasty; in which the majority of these were recorded during the 16th to 17th century. This paper utilizes the Aarne-Thompson Classification System to obtain these jokes. A total of 96 different types were acquired, of which 53 of them were international types. These can be categorized into the numskull stories, the master thief, and satirical jokes, etc. This paper serves to analyze and explore the phenomenon and significance of Ming Dynasty's international jokes