CHIN 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Taoism, Xia Gui, Li Qingzhao
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Song reunified northern and southern china after the disintegration of the tang (907) Zhao kuangyin, founder of the song, ruled as its first emperor (r. 960-976) Northern song (960-1126), capital at kaifeng (bianjing), in henan province. Emperor huizong and the fall of the northern song (1127) Emperor huizong (r. 1100-1126), most cultivated emperor of the song : art collector, devoted. Jurchens declared the jin ( ) dynasty in 1115, based north of the khitan"s state of liao. Jurchens betrayed song, attacked kaifeng in 1127, captured emperor huizong. Surviving song imperial family, population fled south to set up new capital at hangzhou. In 1127, the jurchens attacked the song capital kaifeng and conquered former song territory in the north. Song reconstituted in the south, capital at hangzhou (lin"an), in zhejiang province. Ceramic wares from the song: tea and wine vessels. Population growth leads to food production, advances in rice cultivation, explosion of commodities.
