The Mongols, led by Kublai Khan (the grandson of Genghis Khan), captured the geographically important city of Xiangyang after a six-year siege. By 1279, the Song dynasty was finished. In a final ...
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 ...
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 ...
A Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) tomb of an aristocrat has been discovered near the Dong­qian Lake burial complex in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province, according to the China News Service.
Liaodi Pagoda is located inside the southern gate of the ancient city of Dingzhou. The temple no longer exists. According to historical accounts of Dingzhou, during the Northern Song Dynasty a ...
As night falls, Kaifeng becomes a radiant dreamscape! Lanterns illuminate the sky, transforming the ancient city into a living artwork, reminiscent ...
The show’s aesthetic tone is rooted in the cultural heritage of the Song Dynasty (960-1279).[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Although the story is set in a fictional dynasty called Zhou ...
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, ...