X-Nico

unusual facts about Northern Song Dynasty



Duke Yansheng

The 11th-century Song Emperor Renzong later elevated the 46th-generation descendant to the rank of duke (gong).

Meng Huo You

The earliest mention of "rock oil" (石油), the Chinese name for petroleum, is by a book "Grand Peace Records" from the Northern Song Dynasty, and officially designated the current name by Song Dynasty scientist Shen Kuo using the description found in his famous book Dream Pool Essays.

Temple of the Six Banyan Trees

The Temple of the Six Banyan Trees was originally called the Baozhuangyan Temple, but during the Northern Song Dynasty, a writer called Su Shi wrote the inscription Liu Rong (Six Banyan Trees) because of the six banyan trees he saw there and it has since been called the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees.

Wanyan Xiyin

Wushi was fascinated by Chinese classics, and collected a large library when Jurchens seized and looted the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, Pianjing (now Kaifeng), in the Jin–Song wars.


see also

Deng Guangming

Wang Anshi's Political Reforms During the Northern Song Dynasty (北宋政治改革家王安石)

Donglin

Donglin Academy, academy established in the Northern Song dynasty at present-day Wuxi in China

Guiyi Circuit

During this period the Guiyi Circuit had sent delegations to the Later Tang Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty backed by the Liao Dynasty of the Khitans, the Liao Dynasty, the Later Han Dynasty, the Later Zhou Dynasty, and the Northern Song Dynasty.

Wujing

Wujing Zongyao (武經總要, Chinese military compendium written in 1044 AD, during the Northern Song Dynasty

Xiren

Bao Zheng (999-1062), whose courtesy name was Xiren (希仁), an official of the Northern Song Dynasty