A revisionist analysis of the major sources for Song history, explaining their master narrative as the product of political tension.

During the Song dynasty (960-1278), some of China's elite found an elegant and subtle means of dissent: landscape painting. By examining literary archetypes, pa

Huizong was an exceptional emperor who lived through momentous times. A man of many talents, he wrote poetry and created his own distinctive calligraphy style;

"The occupation of the northern half of the Chinese territories in the 1120s brought about a transformation in political communication in the south that had las

Educated men in Song-dynasty China (960–1279) traveled frequently in search of scholarly and bureaucratic success. These extensive periods of physical mobilit