The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Five Barbarian Peoples ( 06-12-08 )

Cheng-Han 成汉 (304-347) Former Zhao 前赵 (304-329), Later Zhao 后赵 (319-350) Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 后燕 (384-409), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410) Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) Former Qin 前秦 (351-395), Later Qin 后秦 (384-417), Western Qin 西秦 (385-431) Xia 夏 (407-432) The weak central government of Eastern Han 东汉, the Cao-Wei 曹魏 and the Jin Dynasty 晋 allowed many ...

Xia Dynasty ( 06-10-13 )

This article is about the Sixteen Kingdoms Period state an extremely ancient Chinese dynasty named Xia, see Tiefu whose existence has yet to be thoroughly confirmed by archaeology. The first dynasty, the Xia Dynasty 夏朝 2200 BC–1800 BC which record the names of seventeen kings over fourteen generations is described in Chinese historical records. The legendary Three August Ones and Five Emperors are said to have preceded this dynasty, which was followed by the Shang dynasty. It was difficult to ...

Ancient tower relics of the period between Eastern Wei (534-550) and Northern Qi (550-577) in Yenan City in Hebei Provin ( 06-10-08 )

The remains of a wooden pagoda in north China's Hebei Province dates back to the Northern Dynasties (AD 386-581). The ancient tower relics are the remains of a square wooden pagoda in Yenan City, north China's Hebei Province, which dates back to the period between Eastern Wei (AD 534-550) and Northern Qi (AD 550-577). Each side is 45 meters long and the pagoda’s foundation is especially solid -- six meters deep and alternated with 10 layers of pebbles and earth. Abundant building components ...

The Western Yan ( 06-09-30 )

The empire of Western Yan (Xiyan 西燕) was not counted among the Sixteen Kingdoms. Its founders were descendants of the Former Yan (Qianyan 前燕) empire, who had been resettled near Chang'an 长安 (modern Xi'an) by the Former Qin (Qianqin 前秦) Empire. When this empire came to its end, Murong Hong 慕容泓 (might be written 慕容弘 or 慕容宏) adopted the title of King of Jibei 济北王 and founded his own empire of (Western) Yan (named after the old feudal state of Yan 燕 during the Zhou Dynasty 周.). On their way back to ...

Northern Dynasty (368-557) ( 06-09-29 )

After hundred and thirty years of foreign rule by various tribes over Northern China, the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms , the chieftains of the Tuoba 拓跋 clan of Xianbei 鲜卑 ethnicity united the northern part of China. The early stages of their rule seemed to follow the same pattern of the previous semi-civilized chieftains who had called themselves emperor, and made sporadic use of the Chinese administration units and agencies, while brutally resettling the peasant population around their ...

The Northern Han (948/51-979) ( 06-09-29 )

Southern Gate of Longcheng(龙城) Palace ( 06-09-28 )

A Legend about Beacon Tower ( 06-09-18 )

Legends of the Jiayuguan Pass : ( 06-09-18 )

Painted marble relief of musicians ( 06-09-15 )

Painted stone standing Buddha with two bodhisattvas ( 06-09-15 )

Later Liang (386-403) ( 06-08-11 )

Sovereigns of Sixteen Kingdoms Period ( 06-08-11 )

The Chen-Han ( 06-08-11 )

The Former Liang (314-376) ( 06-08-11 )

The Former Qin ( 06-08-11 )

The Former Yan (337-370) ( 06-08-11 )

The Former Zhao ( 06-08-11 )

The Later Liang (386-403) ( 06-08-11 )

The Later Qin (384-417) ( 06-08-11 )