song dynasty

Traditional Chinese accounts contain many stories in which people escaped serious disasters because of their moral conduct. Among …

The Complete Biography of Ji Gong blends historical figures, folk legends, supernatural adventures, legal cases, and stories intended …

Picture the imperial court at dawn. Rows of officials stand in silence, each one crowned with a remarkable …

In 1167, during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, a story from Fengcheng, Jiangxi, …

Zhang Jun (1097-1164), courtesy name Deyuan, was one of the Southern Song Dynasty’s best-known officials. He resisted the …

There’s an old saying that goes: “Keep three parts clumsiness, a thread of innocence, be slightly deaf and …

Throughout history, people have stood at the crossroads between reverence and arrogance, faith and disbelief. Though separated by …

In the Song Dynasty government, Qian Ruoshui was highly regarded as an honest official and a capable minister. …

An ancient Chinese saying goes: “The Way of Heaven has no favorites; it always aligns with the virtuous.” …

In the late Song Dynasty, a young man named Fan Tang from Jianzhou in Fujian Province — and …