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From Chaos to Order: The Tyranny of Fu Sheng The Di people, originally from Lüeyang Linwei (modern Qinan, Gansu), had long lived alongside Han Chinese and absorbed much of their culture. During the collapse of Western Jin, their chieftain Fu Hong gathered over 100,000 followers and marched into central China. His son, Fu Jian…
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— Wang Wei I follow the Blue Rill To the Stream of Yellow Blooms. It winds from hill to hill Till far away it looms. It roars amid pebbles white And calms down under pines green. Weeds float on ripples light, Reeds mirrored like a screen. Mind’s carefree, alone; The clear stream flows with…