Song Dynasty

Ming Dynasty This paper will inform you about the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was one of the many significant dynasties in China. It succeeded from 1368 to 1644 for a total of 276 years. It was the fourth longest Dynasty out of thirteen dynasties, and the last ethnic Chinese dynasty between the Mongol-led Yuan and Manchurian Qing Dynasties. Da Ming, meaning “Great Brightness” inspired Zhu YuanZhang to name his new dynasty, “The Ming Dynasty”. What effects did the Ming Dynasty have on…

ancient China, it was the Eastern Jin Dynasty period. Legend has it that an western Indian monk named Huili traveled around the China, came to Hangzhou and…

The Events of Yuan Dynasty The book is told through Wang’s life time during the Yuan dynasty. Wand Meng is born in noble family and they were all related the government. However, he have gone far in government service. He preferred to concentrate on the painting the landscapes at mountains. He had four friends who influenced and assisted the their art each other and they were renowned painter in previous history. Druing the Yuan dynasty, Mongols had ruled China and Wang was refused to serve the…

He held a respected résumé. Not only was he one of Emperor Yongle’s well trusted eunuchs, but he was also highly known for organizing large scale construction projects. In Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty: 1405-1433, Edward Dryer points out that He’s loyalty to the emperor, courage in battle, and prior leadership experiences made him the perfect man to lead and command the seven voyages. The first voyage set sail in 1405 and is a great example that…

The Mongols rose to power in China, originally, thanks to the leadership of Genghis Khan and his revolutionary military strategies that allowed his armies to easily overtake armies larger than their own. The Mongols began their conquest of China first by attacking and dominating the Tibetan state to the Northwest of China and the Manchu state of Jin that ruled Northern China. From there the Mongol forces took control of Beijing in 1227. This siege ultimately ended in the death of Genghis Khan,…

In the film, To Live, the role of the shadow Puppets are used primarily as a symbol of the main character’s will to survive. In Chinese culture more than 2000 years ago, a favorite concubine of Wu Emperor of the Han Dynasty died of illness; the emperor missed her so much that he lost his desire to reign. One day, a minister happened to see children playing with dolls where the shadows on the floor were vivid. Inspired by this scene, the smart minister hit upon an idea. He made a cotton puppet of…

The Forbidden City The Forbidden City, known as Gu Gong in Chinese, was the imperial palace throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties—the years 1420 to 1912. It lays at the center of Beijing. It currently houses the Palace Museum. The Forbidden City served as the home of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government for nearly five hundred years.The most noticeable and vital aspects of the Forbidden City are the history, architecture, and…

nature” was adopted by the Emperors to govern the nation and rule the people. After that, the Dao philosophy was gradually transformed from a political belief into the religious group -- Daoism. Daoism climbed to its prosperous period during the Tang Dynasty: it became the national religion, and Lao Zi was treated as the Chinese ancestor. For a very long time in Chinese history, Daoism had a significant influence in Chinese art. According to the class notes, Unit 4, in the terms of philosophy…

“ Chinese cosmology pictured the heaven round and the earth as a stable cube. Space was conceived as a series of imprecated squares, at the center of which lay the capital of the empire strictly oriented toward the points of the compass. And in its center the palace commanded the main north- south axis, facing southward (as did all important buildings) in the direction of the Red phoenix of summer and fire. To the east was the region of the blue Dragon, of spring and growth and the upright tree.…

The 17-foot-long masterpiece attributed to the painter Zhang Zeduan is an intricate ink-on-silk painting of life in the Northern Song Dynasty capital, Kaifengan and it captures what life was like during the Song Dynasty, the peak of Chinese civilization. It captures the Six Principles of Chinese Painting that were established by Xie He, a writer, historian and critic in 6th century China. It shows animations through spirit consonance, the energy and vitality transmitted from the artist to…