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- Heroes of the Five Dynasties 五代群英 The Tang dynasty is widely considered one of the most powerful dynasties in Chinese history. The great civil and military achievements of the Tang Empire are forever etched into the monument of history. By the time of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, dozens of military regimes had arisen in succession. In the final years of the Tang, the land was home to dozens of regimes: the Five Dynasties, Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou; and the Ten Kingdoms, states that vie 37.6kClicks51Favorites9Recs
- The Two Song Dynasties 两宋王朝 During the Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties, Zhao Kuangyin, a soldier by birth, took advantage of a young ruler and an uncertain state to stage the Chenqiao Mutiny and be proclaimed emperor. He then used a cup of wine to persuade his generals to surrender their military authority, consolidating the Zhao regime and gradually unifying the country. Yet the Liao, Jin, and Xia rose one after another in the north, and the Song court, weakened beyond recovery, saw both Northern Song emperors taken capt 15.3kClicks8Favorites0Recs
- The Revenge of Liu Ruyi 刘如意复仇记 Empress Lu's brutal murder of Lady Qi is a notorious example of extreme violence in the political struggles of China's ancient court. From the favor she enjoyed through the songs and dances of Chu to the horrific fate of being made into a human pig, Lady Qi's life reflects the tragedy women faced amid shifts in power. This event not only marked a turning point in the politics of the early Han dynasty, but its bloody details also stand as a warning to later generations: in a cage woven from patri 3.9kClicks9Favorites0Recs
- Legends of Qin and Han 秦汉传奇 Before the Xia Dynasty, China had three emperors: Yao, Shun, and Yu. In the people's eyes, they were all wise and enlightened rulers. After the Xia came the Shang and Zhou dynasties, followed by the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. Then Qin Shi Huang unified the Six States. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu joined his uncle Xiang Liang in raising an uprising in Wu to rebel against the Qin. Then Liu Bang drew his three-foot sword, slew a snake, and raised an army. In three year 3.2kClicks11Favorites6Recs
- Unofficial Histories and Legends 野史与传说 "If you wish to know what goes on at court, ask a hermit in the mountains." Before the Xia dynasty, China had three emperors: Yao, Shun, and Yu. In the people's eyes, they were all wise rulers. After the Xia came the Shang and Zhou dynasties, followed by the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. Then Qin Shi Huang unified the six states. Next, Liu Bang raised an uprising with a three-foot sword, slaying a snake along the way. In three years he destroyed Qin, and in five he defeated Chu, 1.9kClicks4Favorites0Recs
- The Sui-Tang Dynasty 隋唐王朝 The Sui and Tang dynasties are widely regarded as the two most powerful dynasties in Chinese history. The Tang dynasty's great achievements in civil and military affairs are forever etched into the monument of history. By the time of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, dozens of military regimes had risen and fallen across China. In a mere 53 years, the land was thrown into utter chaos, as one power after another took the stage and regimes changed with dizzying speed. The fighting left people a 1.9kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- The Yangzhuang Story 杨庄故事 On August 18, 2026, the teachers and students of the 1986 graduating class of Taoyuan Middle School in Rugao City held a reunion. The handsome boys and beautiful girls who had been fifteen or sixteen back then were now all men and women over fifty! The classmates reminisced about the past, filled with emotion. Forty years had flown by in the blink of an eye! Many classmates had become social elites and leaders in their fields. Others were tycoons with fortunes to spare, spending money like water 1.4kClicks1Favorites0Recs
- Looking Back After Forty Years 四十年再回首 On July 1, 2025, the teachers and students of the Class of 1985 at Taoyuan Middle School in Rugao, Jiangsu, gathered for a reunion. The handsome boys and beautiful girls who had been fifteen or sixteen back then were now all men and women over fifty! The classmates reminisced about the past, overwhelmed with emotion. Forty years had passed in the blink of an eye! Many classmates had become social elites and leaders in their fields. Others had grown fabulously wealthy, spending money like water l 1.2kClicks2Favorites0Recs
- Transmigrate to Zhao 穿越到赵国 Zhao Mingyue's father died before he was born, and his mother remarried his uncle. Not long afterward, his mother drowned. His adoptive father raised Zhao Mingyue and helped him get into university. Zhao Mingyue studied history at university. After graduating, he became a low-ranking civil servant. But he never imagined that after dying in an accident, he would travel back more than two thousand years to the Warring States period. Now he is a prince of Zhao, enfeoffed as Lord Chang'an. From the 237Clicks1Favorites0Recs
