gǔ wén
old language
the Classics
classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose
classical Chinese as a school subject
chuán qí
legendary
fantasy saga
romance
short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
Sū Shì
Su Shi (1037-1101), also known as Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[Su1 Dong1 po1] northern Song Dynasty writer and calligrapher
one of the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 Ba1 Da4 jia1]
pàn guān
magistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties)
mythological underworld judge
zhēng
guzheng or long zither
long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 during Tang and Song times
Japanese koto
Ní cháng
Nichang, abbr. for the Tang Dynasty song "Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers" 霓裳羽衣曲[Ni2 chang2 yu3 yi1 qu1] or 霓裳羽衣舞[Ni2 chang2 yu3 yi1 wu3]
gǔ zhēng
zither or guzheng
large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times
fù gǔ
to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration)
to turn back the clock
neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文
retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
wǔ dài
Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang)
the five dynasties forming the interregnum between Tang and Song (936-947), namely: Later Liang 后梁, Later Tang 后唐, Later Jin 后晋, Later Han 后汉, Later Zhou 后周
Táng Sòng
the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties
dào xué
Confucian study of ethics
study of Daoism
school for Daoism in Tang and Song times
Daoist magic
another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism
pí pa xíng
Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易
jié dù shǐ
Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song
Táng Sòng bā dà jiā
Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动, namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元, Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修, the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏, Wang Anshi 王安石, Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩
Xīn Táng shū
History of the Later Tang Dynasty, seventeenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] and Song Qi 宋祁[Song4 Qi2] in 1060 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 225 scrolls
Lǐ Fǎng
Li Fang (925-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history
Sòng Qí
Song Qi (998-1061), Song dynasty poet and writer, coauthor of History of the Later Tang Dynasty 新唐書|新唐书
Xīn Wǔ dài shǐ
Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls
gǔ wén yùn dòng
cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song
Jiù Wǔ dài shǐ
History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls
Yáng Níng shì
Yang Ningshi (873-954) calligrapher of 5 dynasties period between Tang and Song
Táng Shùn zōng
Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761-806), reign name of eleventh Tang emperor Li Song 李誦|李诵[Li3 Song4], reigned 805-806
Xuē Jū zhèng
Xue Juzheng (912-981), Song historian and compiler of History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史
Lǐ Sòng
Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗|顺宗[Shun4 zong1] (761-806), reigned 805-806
zhì lóng táng sòng
"Ruled better that Tang and Song"
Qing Emperor Kangxi's memorial tribute to the first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武
yān huā fěn dài
woman
prostitute
lovemaking
literary or theatrical form in Tang, Song and Yuan
Liáng Táng Jìn Hàn Zhōu shū
another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史
Pí pa Xíng
Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易[Bai2 Ju1 yi4]
Wǔ dài
Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China