#DOTD: Denis Crispin Twitchett 杜希德 (1925–2006), British sinologist and historian of #MedievalChina, co-editor of The Cambridge History of China. Professor at Cambridge & Princeton, he is best known for his work on the Tang 唐 (618–907 [not 906😬]).
February 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
#DOTD: Denis Crispin Twitchett 杜希德 (1925–2006), British sinologist and historian of #MedievalChina, co-editor of The Cambridge History of China. Professor at Cambridge & Princeton, he is best known for his work on the Tang 唐 (618–907 [not 906😬]).
#DOTD: Xiang Da 向達 (1900–1966), #Chinese historian of the #MiddleAges, #Dunhuang #敦煌 scholar, translator, #bookhistorian. #MedievalChina #ModernChina #ChineseHistorians #Buddhism #EastWestExchanges #BertoldLaufer
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
#DOTD: Xiang Da 向達 (1900–1966), #Chinese historian of the #MiddleAges, #Dunhuang #敦煌 scholar, translator, #bookhistorian. #MedievalChina #ModernChina #ChineseHistorians #Buddhism #EastWestExchanges #BertoldLaufer
How to Guard Your Tang Dynasty Tomb https://www.medievalists.net/2021/11/how-to-guard-your-tang-dynasty-tomb/ #MedievalChina
How to Guard Your Tang Dynasty Tomb - Medievalists.net
Let us delve into the surprisingly colorful and cute world of Tang dynasty 'tomb guardians'.
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November 20, 2024 at 12:05 PM
How to Guard Your Tang Dynasty Tomb https://www.medievalists.net/2021/11/how-to-guard-your-tang-dynasty-tomb/ #MedievalChina
#DOTD: Denis Crispin Twitchett 杜希德 (1925–2006), British sinologist and historian of #MedievalChina, co-editor of The Cambridge History of China. Professor at the University of Cambridge & Princeton University, he is best known for his work on the Tang 唐 (618–907).
February 24, 2026 at 5:56 AM
#DOTD: Denis Crispin Twitchett 杜希德 (1925–2006), British sinologist and historian of #MedievalChina, co-editor of The Cambridge History of China. Professor at the University of Cambridge & Princeton University, he is best known for his work on the Tang 唐 (618–907).
Essential Hiking Gear for a Medieval Chinese Monk https://www.medievalists.net/2020/11/medieval-chinese-monk/ #MedievalChina #Travel
Essential Hiking Gear for a Medieval Chinese Monk
Pilgrimage, alms begging, and journeys to obtain scriptures or relics: life on the road was a reality for many monks in medieval China. So what kind of things did they take with them, according to…
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November 26, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Essential Hiking Gear for a Medieval Chinese Monk https://www.medievalists.net/2020/11/medieval-chinese-monk/ #MedievalChina #Travel
Did the world’s first newspapers appear in medieval China? During the Song Dynasty, official bulletins and independent news sheets reported on politics, wars, disasters and court scandals to a growing audience.
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The World’s First Newspapers May Have Appeared in Medieval China - Medievalists.net
Long before newspapers appeared in Europe, medieval China had printed publications reporting on politics, government decisions, scandals, and military affairs during the Song Dynasty.
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August 18, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Did the world’s first newspapers appear in medieval China? During the Song Dynasty, official bulletins and independent news sheets reported on politics, wars, disasters and court scandals to a growing audience.
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#BOTD: Sun Kuo-tung 孫國棟 (1922–2013), historian of #MedievalChina (Tang-Song 唐宋), medieval Chinese #InstitutionalHistory, aristocracy, and #prosopography. #MedievalHistory
October 9, 2025 at 6:24 AM
#BOTD: Sun Kuo-tung 孫國棟 (1922–2013), historian of #MedievalChina (Tang-Song 唐宋), medieval Chinese #InstitutionalHistory, aristocracy, and #prosopography. #MedievalHistory
Medieval Forensics: 20 Key Observations by Song Ci www.medievalists.net/2024/06/medi... #MedievalChina
Medieval Forensics: 20 Key Observations by Song Ci - Medievalists.net
Explore the origins of forensic science through the groundbreaking work of Song Ci, a medieval physician and judge. His observations revolutionized the investigation of unusual deaths and laid the…
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June 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Medieval Forensics: 20 Key Observations by Song Ci www.medievalists.net/2024/06/medi... #MedievalChina
25 Sayings from Ancient and Medieval China www.medievalists.net/2025/02/sayi... #MedievalChina
25 Sayings from Ancient and Medieval China - Medievalists.net
Discover 25 powerful sayings from ancient and medieval China—timeless wisdom on success, fate, and human nature from dynasties past.
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May 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
25 Sayings from Ancient and Medieval China www.medievalists.net/2025/02/sayi... #MedievalChina
“Do you wanna build a snow-lion?”: Fun with snow in medieval China https://www.medievalists.net/2022/01/snow-medieval-china/ #MedievalChina
“Do you wanna build a snow-lion?”: Fun with snow in medieval China - Medievalists.net
The annual snowfall across much of medieval China provided various opportunities for fun and games.
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January 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
“Do you wanna build a snow-lion?”: Fun with snow in medieval China https://www.medievalists.net/2022/01/snow-medieval-china/ #MedievalChina
DOTD: Yan Gengwang 嚴耕望 (1916–1996), historian of #AncientChina and #MedievalChina. #TwitterHistorian #唐史 #交通史
October 9, 2024 at 8:21 AM
DOTD: Yan Gengwang 嚴耕望 (1916–1996), historian of #AncientChina and #MedievalChina. #TwitterHistorian #唐史 #交通史
#OTD in #MedievalChina: Li Longji 李隆基/ Xuanzong 玄宗 (r. 712–56) of Tang 唐 and his crown prince, Li Heng 李亨 / Suzong 肅宗 (r. 756–62) quit the Western capital Chang'an 長安 for Chendu 成都 in flight from the rebel armies of the An Lushan Rebellion 安史之亂.
July 14, 2025 at 5:54 AM
#OTD in #MedievalChina: Li Longji 李隆基/ Xuanzong 玄宗 (r. 712–56) of Tang 唐 and his crown prince, Li Heng 李亨 / Suzong 肅宗 (r. 756–62) quit the Western capital Chang'an 長安 for Chendu 成都 in flight from the rebel armies of the An Lushan Rebellion 安史之亂.
Polo Buddies and Rental Cabs: The Donkeys of Tang China and Their Poetic Destinies www.medievalists.net/2022/06/donk... #MedievalChina
Polo Buddies and Rental Cabs: The Donkeys of Tang China and Their Poetic Destinies - Medievalists.net
The humble donkey was a constant presence across Tang China and a regular feature in the day-to-day business of people from all walks of life. How were these animals remembered by writers of the time?
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June 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Polo Buddies and Rental Cabs: The Donkeys of Tang China and Their Poetic Destinies www.medievalists.net/2022/06/donk... #MedievalChina
#OTD: Li Longji 李隆基 (685–762, r. 712–756), temple name Xuanzong 玄宗, aka Illustrious Emperor 明皇, was not only born (685) but also ascended the throne of the Tang 唐 (618–907). #MedievalChina #長恨歌 #EverlastingSorrow #AnLushan #安史之亂 #ChineseHistory
September 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
#OTD: Li Longji 李隆基 (685–762, r. 712–756), temple name Xuanzong 玄宗, aka Illustrious Emperor 明皇, was not only born (685) but also ascended the throne of the Tang 唐 (618–907). #MedievalChina #長恨歌 #EverlastingSorrow #AnLushan #安史之亂 #ChineseHistory
#OTD 1013: Completion of the Principal Models from the #Imperial Storehouse (Cefu Yuangui #冊府元龜), a massive collection of official documents and one of the principal sources for the history of #MedievalChina. One of the Four Great Books of the Song (960–1279) 宋四大書
September 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
#OTD 1013: Completion of the Principal Models from the #Imperial Storehouse (Cefu Yuangui #冊府元龜), a massive collection of official documents and one of the principal sources for the history of #MedievalChina. One of the Four Great Books of the Song (960–1279) 宋四大書
Abstaining from alcohol in medieval China https://www.medievalists.net/2021/01/abstaining-alcohol-medieval-china/ #MedievalChina
Abstaining from alcohol in medieval China
If you, like many at this time of year, have resolved to give up alcohol, then it might be a comfort to remember you are not the first in history to have attempted this. As Song dynasty writer Liu…
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January 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Abstaining from alcohol in medieval China https://www.medievalists.net/2021/01/abstaining-alcohol-medieval-china/ #MedievalChina
The Upstart King: Jingzong of Xia https://www.medievalists.net/2020/09/upstart-king-jingzong/ #chinesehistory #history #medievalchina
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October 28, 2024 at 8:10 AM
The Upstart King: Jingzong of Xia https://www.medievalists.net/2020/09/upstart-king-jingzong/ #chinesehistory #history #medievalchina
#DOTD: Yuan Shao 袁紹 (?154–202), warlord of the late Eastern Han 東漢. Defeated by Cao Cao 曹操 (155–220) at the Battle of Guandu 官渡之戰 in 200. #MedievalChina #ChineseHistory #ThreeKingdoms #三國
June 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
#DOTD: Yuan Shao 袁紹 (?154–202), warlord of the late Eastern Han 東漢. Defeated by Cao Cao 曹操 (155–220) at the Battle of Guandu 官渡之戰 in 200. #MedievalChina #ChineseHistory #ThreeKingdoms #三國
#OTD 1013: Completion of the Principal Models from the #Imperial Storehouse (Cefu Yuangui #冊府元龜), a massive collection of official documents and one of the principal sources for the history of #MedievalChina. One of the Four Great Books of the Song (960–1279) 宋四大書
September 20, 2024 at 6:53 AM
#OTD 1013: Completion of the Principal Models from the #Imperial Storehouse (Cefu Yuangui #冊府元龜), a massive collection of official documents and one of the principal sources for the history of #MedievalChina. One of the Four Great Books of the Song (960–1279) 宋四大書
#DOTD: Xiang Da 向達 (1900–1966), #Chinese historian of the #MiddleAges, #Dunhuang #敦煌 scholar, translator, #bookhistorian. #MedievalChina #ModernChina #ChineseHistorians #Buddhism #EastWestExchanges #BertoldLaufer
November 24, 2024 at 9:34 AM
#DOTD: Xiang Da 向達 (1900–1966), #Chinese historian of the #MiddleAges, #Dunhuang #敦煌 scholar, translator, #bookhistorian. #MedievalChina #ModernChina #ChineseHistorians #Buddhism #EastWestExchanges #BertoldLaufer
#DOTD: Denis Crispin Twitchett 杜希德 (1925–2006), British sinologist and historian of #MedievalChina, co-editor of the #CambridgeHistoryOfChina. Professor at University of Cambridge & PrincetonUniversity, he is best known for his work on the Tang 唐 (618–907 [not 906😬]). #SinologistsSaturday
February 24, 2024 at 11:39 AM
#DOTD: Denis Crispin Twitchett 杜希德 (1925–2006), British sinologist and historian of #MedievalChina, co-editor of the #CambridgeHistoryOfChina. Professor at University of Cambridge & PrincetonUniversity, he is best known for his work on the Tang 唐 (618–907 [not 906😬]). #SinologistsSaturday
#BOTD: Sun Kuo-tung 孫國棟 (1922–2013), historian of #MedievalChina (Tang-Song 唐宋), medieval Chinese #InstitutionalHistory, aristocracy, and #prosopography. #MedievalTwitter #MedievalHistory
October 9, 2024 at 8:21 AM
#BOTD: Sun Kuo-tung 孫國棟 (1922–2013), historian of #MedievalChina (Tang-Song 唐宋), medieval Chinese #InstitutionalHistory, aristocracy, and #prosopography. #MedievalTwitter #MedievalHistory
#OTD in 618: Li Yuan Li Yuan #李淵 (566–635), temple name Gaozu 高祖 (r. 618–626) ascends the throne in the Sui 隋 (581–618) capital Daxing 大興 (thereafter named Chang'an 長安, today's Xi'an 西安), thus establishing the Great Tang #大唐 (618–907). #ChineseHistory #MedievalChina
June 18, 2025 at 5:44 AM
#OTD in 618: Li Yuan Li Yuan #李淵 (566–635), temple name Gaozu 高祖 (r. 618–626) ascends the throne in the Sui 隋 (581–618) capital Daxing 大興 (thereafter named Chang'an 長安, today's Xi'an 西安), thus establishing the Great Tang #大唐 (618–907). #ChineseHistory #MedievalChina
#OTD in 618: Li Yuan Li Yuan #李淵 (566–635), temple name Gaozu 高祖 (r. 618–626) ascends the throne in the Sui 隋 (581–618) capital Daxing 大興 (thereafter named Chang'an 長安, today's Xi'an 西安), thus establishing the Great Tang #大唐 (618–907). #ChineseHistory #MedievalChina
June 18, 2024 at 6:17 AM
#OTD in 618: Li Yuan Li Yuan #李淵 (566–635), temple name Gaozu 高祖 (r. 618–626) ascends the throne in the Sui 隋 (581–618) capital Daxing 大興 (thereafter named Chang'an 長安, today's Xi'an 西安), thus establishing the Great Tang #大唐 (618–907). #ChineseHistory #MedievalChina
#DOTD: Xiang Da 向達 (1900–1966), #Chinese historian of the #MiddleAges, #Dunhuang #敦煌 scholar, translator, #bookhistorian. #MedievalChina #ModernChina #ChineseHistorians #Buddhism #EastWestExchanges #BertoldLaufer
November 24, 2023 at 7:25 AM
#DOTD: Xiang Da 向達 (1900–1966), #Chinese historian of the #MiddleAges, #Dunhuang #敦煌 scholar, translator, #bookhistorian. #MedievalChina #ModernChina #ChineseHistorians #Buddhism #EastWestExchanges #BertoldLaufer