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China: Painting depicting a man riding a dragon. Painting on silk, Warring States Period (475-221 BCE), Zidanku Tomb 1, Changsha, Hunan Province, excavated 1973

Chu was a hegemonic, Zhou dynasty era state. From King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BCE, the rulers of Chu declared themselves kings on an equal footing with the Zhou kings.<br/><br/>. Though initially inconsequential, removed to the south of the Zhou heartland and practising differing customs, Chu began a series of administrative reforms, becoming a successful expansionist state during the Spring and Autumn Period. With its continued expansion Chu became a great Warring States period power, and its culture a major influence on the Han dynasty.

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Title: China: Painting depicting a man riding a dragon. Painting on silk, Warring States Period (475-221 BCE), Zidanku Tomb 1, Changsha, Hunan Province, excavated 1973

Caption: Chu was a hegemonic, Zhou dynasty era state. From King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BCE, the rulers of Chu declared themselves kings on an equal footing with the Zhou kings.

. Though initially inconsequential, removed to the south of the Zhou heartland and practising differing customs, Chu began a series of administrative reforms, becoming a successful expansionist state during the Spring and Autumn Period. With its continued expansion Chu became a great Warring States period power, and its culture a major influence on the Han dynasty.

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Image size: 3652 × 5006 px | 52.3 MB

Print size: 30.9 × 42.4 cm | 1437.8 × 1970.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1973 • ART • ARTS • ASIA • ASIAN • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • CHU STATE • CHU • DRAGON • HUNAN PROVINCE • HUNAN • LEGEND • PAINT • PAINTING • PAINTINGS • PORCELAIN • SILK • TEXTILES: SILK • WARRING STATES • ZIDANKU TOMB 1 • ZIDANKU TOMB