Destruction and Sorrow beneath the Heavens by Reportage

Author:Reportage [Reportage]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780857423122
Publisher: Seagull Books
Published: 2016-02-23T06:00:00+00:00

Notes

97 Emperor Gaozong: The first ruler of the Southern Song dynasty (r.1127–62), he was able to stop the invasion of the nomadic Jurchens from the north and thus establish his empire.

98 Dashan (‘Great Mercy Pagoda’): A Song-era brick tower, 40 metres high. Earlier, it formed a part of a temple of the same name.

99 Xu Wei (1521–93): A renowned Ming-era painter.

100 Wang Xizhi (321–79): A great Chinese calligrapher, he was the first to develop the running script. His residence was the Orchid Pavilion which also served as a meeting place for the literati.

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