Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei, personal name Tuoba Hong, later Yuan Hong, was an emperor of China's Northern Wei dynasty, reigning from September 20, 471 to April 26, 499.
Emperor Xiaowen and his entourage worshipping the Buddha 522-523 CE. Central Binyang Cave (also known as Cave 3) in the Longmen complex
Gilt bronze Sakyamuni Buddha dated to the tenth day of the ninth lunar month of the first year of the Taihe era (477). Today it is the National Tresure of the Republic of China exhibited at the National Palace Museum
Liu Song dynasty
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Song, known as Liu Song, Former Song or Song of Southern dynasties in historiography, was an imperial dynasty of China and the first of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dyn
Liu Yu, Emperor Wu of Liu Song
The eastern qilin of the Chuning Tomb