Themes successful empire and its cultural heritage: aesthetic values as cultural values

Heritage of Empire: Bureaucracy

• Sui Dynasty 589-618 C.E.
  
  
• Tang Dynasty 618-907 C.E.
  
  
  
  
• Era of 5 Dynasties and 10 Kingdoms 907-960
  
  
• Song Dynasty 960-1279
  
  
  
  
• technology
  
  

Worldviews and Aesthetics

• religions and philosophies:
  • NeoConfucianism: Zhu Xi (1130-1200) [Alt Zhu Xi]
    
    
  • Daoism
    
    
  • Buddhism
    
    
  • Ancestor worship
    
    
• Gender
  • Empress Wu Zhao 690-704 [Alt Empress Wu]
    
    
  • eunuch [Alt eunuch]
    
    
  • foot-binding aesthetic
    
    
• literature
  
  
  • poetry contest [Alt poetry contest]
  • poets: Li Bo and Du Fu (8th cen)
    
    
• performing arts and music ( instruments)
  
  
• Architecture
  
  
• Sculpture and Porcelains and pottery
  
  
• Painting and Monochrome landscapes*
  
  

Conclusions

• art
• empire
• heritage