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, ...

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 ...

Genghis Khan's grandson, Kublai Khan, defeated the Chinese Southern Song in 1279, and for the first time all of China was under foreign rule. In 1271 Kublai Khan named his dynasty Yuan which means ...

Thanks to the popular 2022 Chinese drama A Dream of Splendor, Song dynasty tea culture has seen new light; one episode that featured the intricate process of chabaixi arguably did more for ...

In the ensuing 160 years and more, Kaifeng remained the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. It was one of the largest and most prosperous metropolises in the world. Speaking of important figures in ...

The Society for Song, Yuan, and Conquest Dynasty Studies is an international society committed to the encouragement of the study of Chinese—as well as Jürchen, Khitan, Tangut, and Mongol—history, ...

Ancient Chinese genre painting as a unique art form has been endowed with a relatively broad developing space since the Song Dynasty.

Inspired by the Northern Song Dynasty masterpiece "A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains," a historic painting celebrated for its depiction of China's breathtaking landscapes, the production brought ...