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Imperial Mausoleums of the Song Dynasty (960-1279)
The imperial tombs of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), the Song Mausoleums, are in western Gongxian County, Henan Province. Except for Emperor Hui Zong, named Zhao Ji (1082-1135), and Qin ...
London Evening Standard2d
British Museum gifted huge collection of Chinese ceramics worth staggering £1billion
It also includes Ru wares made for the Northern Song dynasty court around 1086. Arts minister Sir Chris Bryant said: "Thanks ...
PBS6y
China's Age of Invention
The Rainbow Bridge built in the NOVA program "China Bridge" is just one of many important inventions that appeared during China's impressive Song Dynasty (A.D. 960-1280). This vibrant period in ...
British Museum given its most valuable gift ever
The British Museum is to receive what is believed to be the highest-value gift ever received by a UK museum with the ...
Asia Society16y
China's Liao Dynasty
A Chinese dynasty and kingdom existed roughly in parallel to the better-known Song Dynasty, but this one ruled by the nomadic Khitans. A fascinating essay on governance, international relations, ...
Cambridge University Press2y
Structures of Governance in Song Dynasty China, 960–1279 CE
Journal of Chinese History, p. 1. Charles Hartman presents an ambitious analysis of the workings of governance in Imperial China centered on the Song Dynasty (960–1279). Here he develops a new model ...