SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

china unification

  • The Yellow Robe at Chenqiao: The Birth of the Song Dynasty

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    The Premature End of a Great Campaign In the spring of 959 AD, Emperor Chai Rong of the Later Zhou launched a northern campaign to reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures lost to the Khitan Liao dynasty. Prior to the expedition, he ordered General Han Tong to dredge waterways, creating over thirty inlets to facilitate naval…

  • The Holy Mother of the South: Lady Xian

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    The Rise of a Tribal Matriarch In 589 AD, following the Sui Dynasty’s conquest of the Chen Dynasty, Crown Prince Yang Guang ordered his troops to advance into Lingnan (the region south of the Nanling Mountains) to assume control. However, the local populace, still loyal to the fallen Chen regime, united in resistance. They…