Landed gentry in China
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The gentry, or landed gentry in China was the elite who also held additional privileged status through passing the Imperial exams, which made them eligible to hold government office. These literati, o
Wang family home, a prominent Shanxi gentry family, in Lingshi County
The art of gentleman scholars tended to idealize retreat into the beauties of nature and contemplation, an idea parallel to the travel literature of Su Shi and Yuan Hongdao; painting by Song dynasty artist Ma Yuan, c. 1200–1230.
The Han dynasty was a period of Imperial China divided into the Western Han and Eastern Han periods, when the capital cities were located at Chang'an and Luoyang, respectively. It was founded by Emper
Women dressed in Hanfu silk robes
A woman with an Eastern Han hairstyle
A dancer and musician, detail from a banquet scene
Cavalry and chariots