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	420-479. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		During these years of Chinese dynasties who had been forced south by invasions from the north, much of south China became Sinified, as the northerners brought with them their institutions and religious practices.
		The feudal society of the northern and southern dynasties formed around these families; it was effectively the way society girded itself to cope with tremendous turbulence caused by mass migrations and continual incursions.
		In sculpture, the Northern Wei began to cut cave temples at the Yungang grottoes in northern Shanxi near Datong; after Luoyang became the Northern Wei capital in 495, new caves were cut at nearby Longmen as well.
	www.bartleby.com /67/158.html (1386 words)

	Encyclopedia: Qi Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Qi Wu Di (Xiao Ze蕭賾 xiao1 ze2), (died 493), was the second emperor of the Chinese Qi Dynasty.
		Qi Hai Ling Wang (Xiao Zhao Wen蕭昭文 xiao1 zhao1 wen2), (5th century), was the fourth ruler of the Chinese Qi Dynasty.
		Qi Ming Di (Xiao Luan蕭鸞 xiao1 luan2), (5th century), was the fifth ruler of the Chinese Qi Dynasty.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Qi-Dynasty (1115 words)

	Northern Wei Dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Northern Wei Dynasty (北魏 386-534) is most noted for the unification of northern China in 440, it was also heavily involved in funding the arts and many antiques and art works from this period have survived.
		In 493 AD the dynasty moved its capital from Datong to Luoyang and started the construction of the artificial Longmen Caves.
		It is thought the dynasty originated from the Tuoba clan of the non-Han Xianbei tribe.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Northern_Wei (258 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It was the first dynasty to embrace the philosophy of Confucianism, which became the ideological underpinning of all regimes until the end of imperial China.
		As China was ruled by two independent dynasties, one in the south and the other in the north, this is called the era of Southern and Northern Dynasties (å—å—æ).
		The Qing Dynasty (æ¸æ, 1644â“1911) was founded after the defeat of the Ming, the last Han Chinese dynasty, by the Manchus (æ»¿æ—), formerly known as the Jurchen, who invaded from the north in the late seventeenth century.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-China (11072 words)

	Henan Summary
		With the eclipse of the Northern Qi by the Northern Zhou dynasty and the initiation, in the year 574, of a vigorous proscription of Buddhism by the new government, Xinxing renounced his vows and lived as a common laborer.
		Northern Henan, along the Yellow River, was the core area of ancient China for at least the first half of Chinese history.
		Northern Wei splintered in 534 and would not be restored until 589, when the Sui Dynasty reunified China.
	www.bookrags.com /Henan (3306 words)

	The New Asian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A complex series of political and military events made the Northern Qi state in northeast China a major center for the development of Buddhism during the 27 years of its existence.
		The leaders of the Northern Qi court were fervent, if not fanatical, followers of Buddhism, and were the patrons for innumerable building projects.
		The rounded, rather youthful face and smooth contours of this piece are typical of stylistic developments during the Northern Qi.
	www.asianart.org /newasian/highlights/china3_head.htm (125 words)

	Site of Yecheng City
		The southern city was built by Gao Huan of the Eastern Wei Dynasty (534-550) and expanded during the Northern Qi Dynasty.
		According to archaeological studies, the northern city was square-shaped, seven kilometers long from east to west and five kilometers wide from south to north, with seven gates on all sides.
		Built in the center of the northern section is a palace with residences and offices used by lords to its east, including an imperial Bronze Finch Garden to the west.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_33654.htm (511 words)

	China Shaolin Encyclopedia, Shao Lin Martial Arts Kung Fu Encyclopedia by Shi de qian, Northern China Shaolin ...
		This is a true work of art and is highly-treasured and recognized by northern China Shaolin monks as the most definitive publication of their system.
		The Characteristics of Shao Lin Qi Gong...................138 3.
		Shipping from the Shaolin Academy in northern China is by China Post air freight and the normal delivery time to the U.S or to Europe is approximately 2 to 3 weeks from the date we receive your payment for the order.
	earthworks.com /shaolin/encyclopedia (2617 words)

	Timeline
		With the transfer of the capital to Yin during the reign of the 19th ruler, a period of stability was established and the capital remained at Yin until the end of the dynasty.
		Overthrown by usurpers, the Eastern Wei became the Northern Qi, and the Western Wei became the Northern Zhou.
		In northern China, 5 dynastic changes occurred along the Yellow River valley in the 53-year period from 907 to 960, and 10 local rulers established themselves as kings in the South from 907-979.
	www15.brinkster.com /orientalempire/timeline1.htm (1697 words)

	GREAT WALL
		Having made a coat to protect her husband from the northern cold, she found that her husband had died while helping to construct the wall, and was entombed under the Great Wall.
		It was constructed during the Ming Dynasty from 1386 till 1389, and re-constructed in 1571 by Ming General Qi Jiguang.
		The walls were built and rebuilt by succeeding dynasties from the Northern Qi Dynasty (479-502) to the Tang (618-907), the Song (960-1279) and the Jin or Jurchens (1115-1234).
	www.chinapage.com /friend/goh/beijing/greatwall/greatwall.html (4684 words)

	Yicihui Stone Column
		From the first year (525) of the Xiaochang reign to the first year (528) of the Yong'an reign in the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), Du Luozhou and Ge Rong led an uprising against the government and fought against the enemy in Dingxing, but were defeated.
		Later the government of the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577) rebuilt the monument of stones, and carved the Carol of the Stone Column on it, which eulogized the virtues and achievements for the imperial government.
		It is an intimation of the house during the Northern Qi Dynasty.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_34709.htm (309 words)

	Cloudband Magazine : BUDDHIST SCULPTURES FROM QINGZHOU, SHANDONG PROVINCE, CHINA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		By the Northern Qi period a completely new style had appeared, in which the baoyibodai was replaced by a single-layered flimsy garment that clings closely to the body, the carving revealing the curved contours of the body beneath.
		Such Northern Qi statues, which reveal the beauty of the form of the body, are full of movement and vitality, and are considered masterpieces of the Buddhist sculptural arts of the period.
		Although many wall paintings dating from the Southern and Northern Dynasties have been discovered in the past, the Buddhist stone statues from the Longxing Temple are the first with coloured painting to be found.
	www.cloudband.com /magazine/articles1q01/exh_binks_sculpture_0101.html (1352 words)

	China Dynasty Timeline
		Xia Dynasty 2033-1562 BC Shang Dynasty 1562-1066 BC The Shang dynasty was based in the Yellow River basin.
		The later period of this dynasty was documented by inscriptions on divination bones excavated in the 1920's.
		Zhou Dynasties 1066-256 BC Western Zhou Dynasty 1066-771 BC Eastern Zhou Dynasty 770-256 BC -Spring and Autumn Period 770-476 BC -Warring States Period 475-221 BC The longest-lived of the Chinese dynasties.
	www.chineseart.com /china-dynasties-1.htm (262 words)

	Liang Dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Liang Dynasty (梁朝) (also: "Leung" in Cantonese) (502-557), also known as Southern Liang Dynasty (南梁), was the third of Southern dynasties in China, followed by the Chen Dynasty.
		Western Liang Dynasty (西梁), with its capital established at Jiangling in 555, claimed to be the legitimate successor of Liang Dynasty, only to be eliminated by Sui Dynasty in 587.
		Some scholars claim that this Dynasty represents a "golden era" of ancient China, and that the Dynasty's fall from grace seriously impeded China's growth into a great power.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liang_Dynasty (227 words)

	Southern and Northern Dynasties
		During the Northern Dynasty (386-581), the Northern Wei was split into the Eastern Wei and Western Wei.
		The economy of the Southern Dynasty was better than that of the Northern one because people living in the Central Plains fled south to avoid war, which increased manpower and introduced new advanced manufacturing technologies.
		The Southern and Northern dynasties proved to be a period of national amalgamation most notably of the cultural exchanges between north and south.
	big5.china.com /gate/big5/www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22769.htm (242 words)

	tobai dynasty
		Northern Wei moved its capital southward to Loyang in AD 493 and the Tobas changed their family name to the Chinese name of "Yuan".
		Northern Wei would continue the attacks at Southern China and seesaw warfare would continue till Northern Wei split into two parts of Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties in AD 534, later to be usurped by Northern Qi Dynasty
		The Huns, Xianbei, Tiele, and the Chinese all served in the army of the Toba's Wei Dynasty.
	www.findthelinks.com /history/Huns_Turks/tobai.htm (1267 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Divine Discovery: Qingzhou Buddhas Delight and Inspire
		They were created during a 50-year period that spanned the Northern Wei (386-534), Eastern Wei (534-550) and the Northern Qi (550-557) dynasties.
		This particular seated Buddha was carved during the Northern Qi dynasty.
		Her full facial features are rendered in the naturalistic style characteristic of Northern Qi artists.
	english.epochtimes.com /news/4-7-31/22662.html (711 words)

	Chinese Dynasties
		Beginning with the Qin Dynasty, the common characteristic of Chinese rule is that there was one primary leader of China, the head of the Dynasty.
		It was common for a Chinese Dynasty to follow a basic pattern: begin with a very powerful leader taking over a weakened country; develop over several generations to a highly successful and vital civilization; and then degrade to the point that an opponent could take over.
		To help further elucidate the nature of a Dynasty, details of the Qing Dynasty, China's last, are presented in a separate table, showing each of the Emperors, and depicting some events that took place during their reign that influenced the future development of China.
	www.itmonline.org /arts/dynasties.htm (1544 words)

	Song Dynasty (420-479) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Song Dynasty (宋朝, previous spelling Sung) (420-479) was first of the four Southern Dynasties in China, followed by the Qi Dynasty.
		The dynasty is often called the Southern Song Dynasty (南宋) or Liu Song Dynasty (劉宋) to distinguish it from a later Song Dynasty (960-1279) of China that is much more famous and significant.
		This particular Song Dynasty was a time when there was much internal turmoil.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liu_Song (177 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Divine Discovery: Qingzhou Buddhas Delight and Inspire
		They were created during a 50-year period that spanned the Northern Wei (386-534), Eastern Wei (534-550) and the Northern Qi (550-557) dynasties.
		This particular seated Buddha was carved during the Northern Qi dynasty.
		Her full facial features are rendered in the naturalistic style characteristic of Northern Qi artists.
	en.epochtimes.com /news/4-7-31/22662.html (711 words)

	Buddhist Art, the Mission of Harmonious Culture
		In the north, during the Northern Wei (386-535), 83 works in 274 chapters; during the Northern Qi (535-76), 8 works in 52 chapters; and during in the Northern Zhou (535-81), 14 works in 29 chapters: in all during the northern dynasties, 105 works in 355 chapters were translated.
		The loose and simple lines of the clothing of the images of the Northern Qi dynasty (550-77), the thin robes sticking to the skin, the whole body being smooth and slick, is of a piece with the tranquil and serene expression of the face.
		The formation of the Northern Qi sculptural style was influenced by the art of earlier periods and there was also an element of regional interaction, but of course what was most important was the creativity of the artists of that time.
	www.ignca.nic.in /cd_09006.htm (2981 words)

	Kaifeng, Regent Tour China
		It was set up during the Northern Qi Dynasty and came into its prime phase during the Northern Song Dynasty.
		In the Ming Dynasty it was destroyed by floods.
		It was made from one gingko tree trunk in the Qinglong Period of the Qing Dynasty.
	www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/kfg/kaifeng-sights-daxiangguo.htm (252 words)

	Shaolin Kung fu, Shaolin temple, Shaolin monks and their pictures, shaolin warriors, and Shaolin history
		According to historical records, the Shaolin Temple was built during the Northern Wei Dynasty in the 19th calendar year of the reign of Emperor Taihe (495) and is one of China's most famous an-cient temples.
		During the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577), Shaolin monks could lift hundreds of kilograms in weight and were good at Chuan and horse riding.
		In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the people living around the Shaolin Temple were very active in practising Wushu, which boosted the development of the Shaolin school of martial arts.
	www.chinavoc.com /kungfu/shaolin/intro.asp (885 words)

	Buddhist Stele - AMAM
		It first reached China during the Later Han dynasty (A.D. Although initially Buddhism was slow to win converts from the native Confucian and Daoist schools of thought, the collapse of the political and social orders at the end of the Han dynasty prepared fertile ground for the Indian religion to take root.
		1 This stele was made for worship in a temple during the Northern Qi dynasty (A.D. 550-577), one of the last of the northern kingdoms at the end of the Six Dynasties period.
		The stele is carved from a type of fl limestone found in northern China.
	www.oberlin.edu /allenart/collection/chinese_stele.html (837 words)

	Cloudband : Magazine : The Market : THE BEST, NOT THE REST (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The combination of the Yongzheng shape which is loosely based on a bronze prototype, the difficult underglaze red and blue depicting the delicate lotus scroll, the milky-white porcelain and translucent glaze virtually free of any iron contamination, plus the imperial mark on its base all made this a most coveted lot.
		Surprisingly, many of the fine Song dynasty ceramics on offer – with their more subdued, introspective style of decoration – were rejected by the buying public, showing that taste is currently entrenched in the more boldly decorative.
		Having assimilated the naturalism inherent in Central Asian art during the Tang dynasty, and also having had centuries to become familiar and comfortable with the foreign religion, by the Song dynasty Chinese sculptors were producing these more humanistic figures, less distant and ethereal than those of the Northern Qi.
	www.cloudband.com /magazine/articles2q00/mark_sheckter_chinese_0400.html (1290 words)

	Capital of China - Glasgledius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Datong[?] was the capital during Northern Wei Dynasty before moving to Luoyang in 493 AD.
		Republic of China after the Northern Expedition until the Japanese invasion in 1937 of WWII, and after the war until Chiang Kai-Shek retreated to Taiwan in 1949.
		Ye[?] was the capital of Eastern Wei Dynasty[?] and Northern Qi Dynasty[?].
	www.glasglow.com /E2/ca/Capital_of_China.html (448 words)

	Encyclopedia: Southern and Northern Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For the same-name period in Vietnam, see Southern and Northern Dynasties of Vietnam.
		The Southern and Northern Dynasties (南北朝, pinyin nánběicháo) (420-589) followed the Sixteen Kingdoms and preceded Sui Dynasty in China and was an age of civil wars and disunity.
		During this period the process of sinicization accelerated among the non-Chinese arrivals in the north and among the aboriginal tribesmen in the south.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Southern-and-Northern-Dynasty (216 words)

	Fate of Empress Xiao of Sui Dynasty - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		Empress Xiao was a daughter of Xiao Kui (reigned 562-585), the second emperor of the Later Liang dynasty, which was a small puppet state under the Western Wei, followed by the Northern Zhou, and lastly the Sui.
		As Xiao Kui's daughter, she could have been raised as a princess, but because she was born in the second lunar month, and there was a Jiangnan taboo against raising children born in that month, she was handed over to Xiao Kui's younger brother Xiao Ji.
		After each session, an attending eunuch, who was also responsible for recording the date and time of the coupling (that was considered the time of conception, used to check for legitimacy of births, as well as horoscope divinations) would ask the emperor whether he wanted to "keep" or "discard".
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=14909 (2889 words)

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