China: Lady, Phoenix and Dragon. Painting on silk, Warring States Period (475-221 BCE), Chu State Tomb, Chenjiashan, Changsha, Hunan Province, excavated February 1949
China: Lady, Phoenix and Dragon. Painting on silk, Warring States Period (475-221 BCE), Chu State Tomb, Chenjiashan, Changsha, Hunan Province, excavated February 1949
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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