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Chinese culture under the T'ang reaches | HISTORY OF CHINA

The t'ang dynasty

Chinese culture under the T'ang reaches new heights in ceramics and literature. The Chinese style influences Korea and Japan, and the two younger civilizations also give an increasingly warm welcome to Chinese Buddhism....

The most distinguished writer of the | HISTORY OF JAPAN

The Japanese classics

The most distinguished writer of the Heian period, and indeed in the whole of Japanese literature, is another lady of the court. Known only by her pseudonym, Murasaki Shikubi, she is widowed in 1001 and is in the retinue...

The most distinguished writer of the | HISTORY OF LITERATURE

The Japanese classics

The most distinguished writer of the Heian period, and indeed in the whole of Japanese literature, is another lady of the court. Known only by her pseudonym, Murasaki Shikubi, she is widowed in 1001 and is in the retinue...