The New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai Shi) is an official historical chronicle written by Ouyang Xiu during the Song dynasty, with annotations by Xu Wudang. It documents the political transitions, biographies, and cultural developments of the Five Dynasties period (907–960), an era of fragmentation between the fall of the Tang and the rise of the Song. This simplified-character edi…
The New Book of Tang (Xin Tang Shu) is one of the official histories included in the Twenty-Four Histories of China. Compiled during the Song dynasty by Ouyang Xiu and Song Qi, the work presents a comprehensive account of the Tang dynasty’s political, cultural, and institutional history. This volume (Volume 2) continues the detailed biographical and historical records, employing classical his…
The New Book of Tang (Xin Tang Shu) is one of the official dynastic histories included in the Twenty-Four Histories of China. Compiled during the Song dynasty by Ouyang Xiu and Song Qi, the work presents a structured account of the Tang dynasty’s political institutions, biographies, cultural developments, and historical events. This simplified-character edition published by Zhonghua Book Comp…