This is Kaifeng City, Henan Province. In A.D. 960, Zhao Kuangyin established the Song (宋) Dynasty and made this place the national capital. In the ensuing 160 years and more, Kaifeng remained the ...

taking Bianliang (now Kaifeng), capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, as the model. According to Ming Dynasty survey records, the Jin city walls had a perimeter of about 18 kilometers. Mongol ...

Celadon Prunus Vase with Inlaid Cloud and Crane Design (Goryeo, 12th Century) The jade green celadon ware represents the ...

Although the capital, known by the Chinese name Huangdu (later changed ... the Kingdom of Koryo accepted a status as a vassal of the Liao. Meanwhile the Song Dynasty reunified China in 960, fifty ...

Seaborne commerce on a large scale in Asia dates to the Song Dynasty of China (A.D. 960-1270 ... of any ship with more than two masts a capital offense, authorized the destruction of all ...

Anchor] Up to 200,000 cyclists took over Kaifeng, the former capital of China's Song Dynasty.Surprised by the massive crowds that gathered in the middle of ...

The Bronze Bell of the Northern Song Dynasty is the oldest original Buddhist ... the bell may stop all evil-doing and remove 50 billion capital crimes..." It seems that the stroke of the bell ...