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
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The four occupations, or "four categories of the people", was an occupation classification used in ancient China by either Confucian or Legalist scholars as far back as the late Zhou dynasty and is co
A painting of a gentry scholar with two courtesans, by Tang Yin, c. 1500
Street scene in Bianjing (modern Kaifeng)
Chariot archer, c. 300 BC
A Literary Garden, by Zhou Wenju, 10th century