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Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Zhao Mengfu

  • The Tragedy of Brotherhood: Succession Struggles in the Late Yuan Dynasty [Song & Yuan]

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    Juan

    Introduction: This article recounts the late Yuan Dynasty’s fatal succession crises. Frequent coups, broken pacts, and assassinations rocked the court after Emperor Chengzong’s death. Rival princes and warlords fought for the throne, draining the empire. By the time Huizong took power, decades of chaos had doomed Mongol rule in China.

  • Dao De Jing by Zhao Mengfu [Chinese calligraphy]

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    Juan

    Zhao Mengfu (1254–1322) was a renowned calligrapher, painter, and scholar-official of the Yuan Dynasty. As a descendant of the Song imperial family, he played a pivotal role in reviving classical styles of Chinese art and calligraphy. His work Dao De Jing (The Tao Te Ching), handwritten in small regular script (xiaokaishu), is one of…