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The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area. Each region now considered part of the Chinese world has experienced periods of unity, fracture, prosperity, and strife.
Historical overview of Medieval China. After the fall of the Han empire, the first great empire in Chinese history (202 BCE to 220 CE), China experienced more than 350 years of disunity (220 to 589 CE).
28 paź 2020 · The Middle period (c. 100–1500 CE) occupies a special position in the history of China. Coming neither at the formative beginning of the imperial period nor at the end, when the imperial structures collapsed from stresses within and without the country, the Middle period was framed by the reunification of the empire in the 580s and the final ...
14 wrz 2023 · This interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal explores all aspects of Chinese history, literature, society, religion and thought, and material culture of China's early medieval age. Topics include: History and culture of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, as well as relevant developments during the late Han and early Tang
The Debate on Moving the Capital Back to Luoyang. This innovative sourcebook builds a dynamic understanding of China's early medieval period (220--589) through an original selection and arrangement of literary, historical, religious, and critical texts.
Many of the trends that shaped the rest of imperial China's history have their origins in this era, such as the commercial vibrancy of southern China, the separation of history and literature from classical studies, and the growing importance of women in politics and religion.
This article covers philosophy, religion and culture in medieval China, a period during which Confucianism was confirmed as the leading ideology in China.
