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Flourishing of Arts and Letters under Emperor Huizong of Song

Type Event Region Asia Time 1112

During the Zhenghe era (c. 1112), Emperor Huizong vigorously promoted court arts, establishing a painting academy and calligraphy school;…

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  1. 1112Hanlin Painting Academy · Northern SongHuizong placed the Painting Academy under the Hanlin Academy, included painting in the imperial examinations, and recruited folk painters into the academy, bringing court-style painting to its height.
  2. 1112Yanfu Palace · Northern Song imperial palaceHuizong often exchanged poems with his ministers, inscribed steles and paintings in his Slender Gold script; court artistic activities were frequent, and scholars competed to study painting and calligraphy to please the emperor.

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