Chinese Art. Five Dynasties to Song and Yuan: Five Dynasties to Song and Yuan

Author: Xue Yongnian
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: Building upon the development of China during the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Song, Liao, Jin, and Yuan periods also achieved fruitful results in the cultural field, presenting distinct phased characteristics due to different political situations and economic progress. During this period, the competitive interplay among court art, scholar art, and folk art propelled the comprehensive development of Chinese art. The coexistence or power shifts between Han and ethnic minority regimes undoubtedly further promoted interethnic artistic exchange and integration. Thus, Chinese art entered a unique and entirely new period of prosperity. Building upon the development of China during the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Song, Liao, Jin, and Yuan periods also achieved fruitful results in the cultural field, presenting distinct phased characteristics due to different political situations and economic progress. During this period, the competitive interplay among court art, scholar art, and folk art propelled the comprehensive development of Chinese art. The coexistence or power shifts between Han and ethnic minority regimes undoubtedly further promoted interethnic artistic exchange and integration. Thus, Chinese art entered a unique and entirely new period of prosperity.