Jiujiang

  • Tao Yuanming

    Tao Yuanming (365–427CE) was a poet of the Eastern Jin dynasty. Also known as Tao Qian, with the courtesy name Yuanliang, he was given the posthumous private honorific title “Jingjie.” He was from Chaisang, Xunyang (in present-day southwestern Jiujiang, Jiangxi). He held several official posts, including Chief Sacrificial Wine Officer of Jiangzhou, Military Advisor…

  • Why the Yuan brothers turned against each other? [Three Kingdoms]

    At first glance, it seems paradoxical: Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, sons of the same illustrious family, heirs to the prestigious Yuan clan of Runan—one of the most powerful gentry lineages of the Eastern Han—should have stood united against the chaos engulfing the empire.

  • Mount Lu Viewed from Xunyang at Dusk [Tang Poems]

    –Meng Haoran For miles and miles I sail and float; High famed mountains are hard to seek. By riverside I moor my boat, Then I perceive the Censer Peak. Knowing the Monk Yuan’s life and way, I love his solitary dell. His hermitage not far away, I hear at sunset but the bell.

  • Yuan Shu’s Struggle for Yanzhou and Yangzhou [Three Kingdoms]

    The years between 192 and 195 AD marked a critical period in the disintegration of Eastern Han authority and the rise of regional warlords vying for control of the central and southern territories. Amidst shifting alliances, imperial appointments, and military campaigns, the struggle for control of Yan Province (Yanzhou) and Yang Province (Yangzhou) became…

  • Key historical events of 193 AD [Three Kingdoms]

    January 193: Cao Cao counters Yuan Shu’s advance In January 193 AD, Yuan Shu launched a northern campaign against Chenliu, preparing to attack Cao Cao in the northwestern part of Yan Province(Yanzhou).