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model of a tall tower with birds and human figures |
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| Japanese print of Han Xin crawling under a hooligan's crotch |
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Hukou Waterfall of Yellow River, China |
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Guanzhong
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Hongmen Banquet
uLiu Bang is invited to a banquet by Xiang Yu (guy he ceded Guanzhong to)
uSword dancing…
uAssassination attempt!
uBut Liu had been tipped off by Xiang Bo (Yu’s uncle and Liu relative) and escaped…
uSince then “Hongmen Banquet” refers to any trap set up for the invited. |
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Emperor Han Gaozu
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| Han Emperor Gaozu worshipping Confucius: In 195 B.C., while journeying in the state of Lu, the Han Emperor Gaozu became the first emperor to offer sacrifices to Confucius |
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Appeasement
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Emperor Han Wudi
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The son of the Xiongnu chief, killed the Yuezhi king in162 BC, and "made a drinking cup outof his skull“ (Sima Q.) |
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| Zhang Qian (aka Chang Chien) |
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[Mural in Mogao Caves, Tang Dynasty, circa 8th century CE] |
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uCaptured by Xiongnu
uHeld for 10 years…
uGiven beautiful wife…
uWho gives him a healthy son
uFinally escapes!
uFinds the Yuezhi in Bactria, chillin’
uReturns to China, but captured…
uEscapes again after 2 yrs.
uWudi gives him high position
uFalls again… (See Seagrave)
uFinally (115 BC) negotiates deal with Wusunà Persia
uDies in 113 BC |
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| A modern depiction of HuoQubing's cavalry charging a surprised Xiongnu force. |
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Han vs. Xiongnu
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| Depiction of the Han Emperor Wu worshiping statues of the Buddha |
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Families of imperial consorts. Scheming. |
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Sima Qian working on his last work.
“When I have completed this work, I shall deposit it in the Mountain of Fame, so that it can be handed down to men who will understand it, and penetrate to the villages and great cities. Then although I should suffer death from ten thousand cuts, what regret should I have?” |
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Sima Qian
uChina’s Grand Historian
uShi ji (Records of the Grand Historian)
uEarliest surviving Chinese book in which the author acknowledges authorship and speaks directly to the reader in the text.
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Sima Tan
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uAs he lay dying, he urged S.Q. to finish this work |
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(Romance of)
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220 – 280 CE
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Three Heroes of Three Kingdoms, silk painting by Sekkan Sakurai (1715–1790), depicting Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. |
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| A sign of the Decline of the Han Dynasty |
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Three Brothers during the
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From a Qing Dynasty era edition of RotTK
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Independent
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Thirteen separate regimes by 196
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A 7th century Tang Dynasty era painting of Cao Pi and ministers at his side, by Yan Liben (600-673) |
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| The three Kingdoms Wei Wu and Shu Han |
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| Cao Cao: Leader of Wei kingdom of three kingdoms |
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Sun Ce and Sun Quan of Wu kingdom of three kingdoms |
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| Portrait of Liu Bei (Leader of Shu kingdom of three kingdoms) from a Qing Dynasty edition of RotTK |
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| The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove |
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The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (embroidered on dark blue satin woven silk circa 1860-1880) |
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Lu Bu vs.
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A Qing dynasty illustration of the duel between Lü Bu and the three sworn brothers (Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei)
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A Qing dynasty block print of Lü Bu |
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Diaochan/Dong Zhuo/Lu Bu:
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| Diaochan is the honeytrap for DongZhuo |
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Buddha carved from a stone cliff during the Northern Wei period |
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The Buddha: Siddhartha Gautama
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Samsara: Cycle of birth àdeath à rebirth
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Tang Dynasty representation of Guanyin |
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Tang Dynasty representation of Guanyin |
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Officials selected through impartially administered civil service examination |
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Costly invasions of KoguryoKingdom [612 Battle of Salsu] |
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Wild Goose Gate (Yanmen guan) or maybe the region “Within the Passes”
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Tang Dynasty (est. 619)
Capital city of Daxing (modern Xi’an) changes its name back to Chang’an (former Han capital)
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| (One of six war horses of Emperor Taizong) |
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Expansion of literacy (wood block printing) |
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A page from the Diamond Sutra(868) – the oldest surviving dated, printed book (in scroll form) |
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| Tang Taizong Goes to Hell |
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Emperor Wu
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Wu is killing her own new born baby.
Wu is blaming on the other concubines of the Emperor for killing her baby.
Wu made the concubines die miserably. |
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Wu is taking more and more of the power, and killing people that are against her.
Wu got the kingship after the emperor -- her husband died.
Empress Wu, finally got the kingship and governed the whole China (Tang dynasty).
She is the one and only woman emperor in the whole Chinese history. |
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Blank monument at Empress Wu’s tomb in Shaanxi province
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Yang Guifei
Tang dynasty mural from Dunhuang, illustrating court ladies with the heavier build attributed to the fashion set by Yang Guifei
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Huaqing Hot Springs
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An Lushan
sculptures of KucheanDancers (the “Sogdian Whirl”)
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Emperor Xuanzong's Flight to Shu |
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| Yang Guifei Mounting a Horse by Qian Xuan (1235-1307) |
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| Emperor Xuan Zong and Yang Guifei - Suzuki Harunobu- Edo period, 18th century Hanging scroll, color on silk. |
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The Chinese Beauty Yang Guifei, ink scroll painting by HosodaEishi,
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