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The reason why so few Buddhist temples from before the mid-9th century survive in China.
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The Ming Dynasty prince who worked out the modern musical scale.
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The Chinese version of the Cinderella story and the 9th century collection in which it appears.
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The legend of the Eight Immortals, which gradually arose starting during the Tang Dynasty, particularly associated with the town of Penglai in Shandong.
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In 1927, when Nanjing and Wuhan were both capitals of the ROC...
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The triple university that continued the educational mission through WWII.
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On the North and South Dynasties philosopher who argued against the immortality of the soul.
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The late-Song prime minister with a terrible reputation.
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Zhengde or Wuzong of Ming, a most perplexing ruler.
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