Du Fu
7 References 8 External links [ edit ] Life Names Chinese : 杜甫 Pinyin : Dù Fǔ Wade-Giles : Tu⁴ Fu³ Zi : Zǐměi 子美 Also known as: Dù Shàolíng 杜少陵 Du of Shaoling Dù Gōngbù 杜工部 Du of the Ministry of Works Shàolíng Yělǎ
History of Chinese art
Early forms of art in China are found in the Neolithic Yangshao culture ( Chinese : 仰韶文化 ; pinyin : Yǎngsháo Wénhuà ), which dates back to the 6th millennium BC . Archeological findings such as those at the Banpo have revealed that the Yangshao made pottery ; early ceramics were
Li Bai
Li Bai travelled extensively "looking for patrons" [ 6 ] , became well known for his consumption of wine [ 7 ] , served for brief periods under the emperor, and made his living through his poetry. [ 8 ] He died from illness. In China, his poem "Quiet Night Thoughts", reflecting a nostalgia
Poetry
Poetry, and discussions of it, have a long history . Early attempts to define poetry, such as Aristotle 's Poetics , focused on the uses of speech in rhetoric , drama , song , and comedy . [ 1 ] Later attempts concentrated on features such as repetition, verse form and rhyme , and emphasized
Tang poetry
so-called "Four Literary Friends:" poets Li Jiao , Su Weidao , Cui Rong (崔融, 653-706), and Du Shenyan (杜审言, from about 645-708). This represents a transitional phase. In the late phase the poetic style becomes more typical of what is considered as Tang poetry. A major influence
Tang Dynasty
it is considered the greatest age for Chinese poetry . [ 6 ] Two of China's most famous poets, Du Fu and Li Bai , belonged to this age, as did many famous painters such as Han Gan , Zhang Xuan , and Zhou Fang . There was a rich variety of historical literature compiled by scholars, as well
List of Chinese inventions
China has been the source of many significant inventions, including the Four Great Inventions of ancient China : papermaking , the compass , gunpowder , and printing (both woodblock and movable type ). The list below contains these and other inventions. The Chinese invented technologies
Society of the Song Dynasty
Confucian or Legalist scholars in ancient China—perhaps as far back as the late Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046–256 BC)—categorized all socio-economic groups into four broad and hierarchical occupations (in descending order): the shi (scholars, or gentry), the nong (peasant farmers), the gong
History of the Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE), founded by the peasant rebel leader Liu Bang (known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu), [ note 1 ] was the second imperial dynasty of China . It followed the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE), which had unified the Warring States of China by conquest. Interrupted
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty ( Chinese : 明朝 ; pinyin : Míng Cháo ; Wade–Giles : Ming Ch'ao; IPA: [mǐŋ tʂʰɑ̌ʊ̯] ), or Empire of the Great Ming ( simplified Chinese : 大明国 ; traditional Chinese : 大明國 ; pinyin : Dà Míng Guó ; Wade–Giles : Ta Ming Kuo, also anachronistically
