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History
Confusion, reunification and golden age
Wei Wendi(220-226)
Chen Hou Zhu(583-589)
Sui Wendi(581-604)
Tang Gaozu(618-626)
Three Kingdoms : Centuries of rule by warlords began in this period, a time of history greatly romanticesed for its reputed chivalry. Despite the political unrest, major advances were made in the fields of medicine, astronomy and cartography, and gunpowder was invented for use in fireworks. Wei : 220 - 265 Shu Han : 221 - 263 Wu : 229 - 280
Art in the Three Kingdoms: It was during this time that the first artists appear whose n Read more
Geography
Zhejiang
is named after the Zhejiang River (crooked river, now called the Qiantang River) which passes through its capital. The province’s name is often shortened to ‘Zhe’. Zhejiang has the East China Sea to its east, beyond which lie the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. To the north are the Jiangsu province and the Shanghai municipality; Anhui province is to the northwest; Jiangxi to the west and Fujian to the south.
History
Zhejiang, also spelled Chehkiang or Chekiang, was not influenced by early Chinese civilisation but was populated by a people known collectively as Read more