Lee Yun (李淵 566－635) is the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty (唐朝). There isn’t a whole lot one can say about the founder of one of China’s greatest dynasties. Unlike other founders he wasn’t ambitious and certainly no one can accused him of being capable. He, however, did fathered an extraordinary son, Lee...
Very little is known about Lao Tze. So little that even his surname is clouded in uncertainties. However, it is generally accepted that his name was Li Er (李耳) or Lao Tan (老聃), and was born in the state of Chu (楚國) during the Zhou dynasty (周朝), but the date of his birth is...
The period 713-756AD was when the Tang Dynasty reached its zenith. It was also China’s golden age of poetry. Then it is no surprise the era produced China’s two greatest poets, To Pu (杜甫) and Li Bai (李白). Li Bai’s life time (701-762AD) neatly framed this period. He was born in the steppe of...
Nanxiong (南雄) county lies in the northeast part of Guangdong province. It has 24 towns and a population of 440,000. Historically, Nanxiong connected Guangdong and Jiangxi which made it the key junction between northern and southern China. It was a marketplace and the central point in the exchange of goods and cultures between Central...
