the historical period of the Six Dynasties, although both terms do not refer to the exact same dynasties. The six dynasties based in Jiankang (in modern...

other states. Which of the various states and dynasties constituted the "6" dynasties of the Six Dynasties period varies somewhat according to which of...

Kingdoms and the Eastern Jin dynasty. It is sometimes considered as the latter part of a longer period known as the Six Dynasties (220–589). The period featured...

of monarchical dynasties. Besides those established by the dominant Han ethnic group or its spiritual Huaxia predecessors, dynasties throughout Chinese...

in the c. 81 BCE Discourses on Salt and Iron. During the turbulent Six dynasties period (220–589), self-experimentation with drugs became commonplace...

The traditional lens for viewing Chinese history is the dynastic cycle: imperial dynasties rise and fall, and are ascribed certain achievements. Throughout...

dynasty that the shape of the yuanlingpao worn in the later dynasties, such as in the Ming dynasties, started to develop. During the era of the Six Dynasties...

the final years of the failing Han dynasty and continuing their development into the beginning of the Six Dynasties period. Jian'an is considered as a...

Various song and dance dramas developed during the Six Dynasties period. During the Northern Qi dynasty, a masked dance called the Big Face (大面, which can...

elements, such as an emphasis on universal salvation. Also, during the Six Dynasties period, the Celestial Master movement re-emerged in two distinct forms...