“Interpreting Buddhist Precepts with Confucian Rites” Based on Their Similarity and Dissimilarity: A Perspective of the History of Ideas in Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties by Kai Sheng, Bangwei Zhou

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Technical Study of the Paint Layers from Buddhist Sculptures Unearthed from the Longxing Temple Site in Qingzhou, China by Yan Song, Linlin Zhou, Yunpeng Wang, Fangzhi Liu, Juwen Guo, Ruixia Wang, Austin Nevin

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Ancient Chengdu and the Silk Road by He Yimin

“…During the period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (420-581), the Hexi Corridor along the Silk Road was blocked by the war, resulting in the interruption of the Northern Silk Road from Chang’an (currently Xi’an). …”
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The language aspects of Chinese papercuts / Florence Kuek Chee Wee by Kuek, Florence Chee Wee

“…Its history can be traced as far back to the period known as the Northern and Southern Dynasties (386-581 A.D.) Nonetheless, Chinese paper cutting is an age-old handicraft of the Chinese people. …”
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Paramārtha’s Ultimate Truth and the Development of Chinese Buddhism’s Ultimate Truth by Sijia Wang, Huanhuan He

“…This paper discusses the development of ideas of the ultimate in the thought of Chinese Buddhism in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The concept of ultimate truth is, along with that of conventional truth, a core concept in Mahāyāna Buddhism. …”
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The Celestial Masters and the Origins of Daoist Monasticism by Qi Sun

“…The second saw the Southern Dynasties’ Celestial Masters order embrace and experiment with the beliefs and values within the Lingbao scriptures; this process introduced the inherent communitarian nature of the Celestial Masters into the development of Daoist monasticism and resulted in the large-scale transformation of religious practice among the Celestial Masters of the period. …”
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Temporal and spatial distribution of ancient sites in Shaanxi Province using geographic information systems (GIS) by Litao Zhu, Zhengwei Li, Huimin Su, Xing Wang

“…The number of ancient sites in the Han to the Northern and Southern Dynasties was greater than that in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. …”
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A study on the spatial distribution and historical evolution of grotto heritage: a case study of Gansu Province, China by Yang Runze

“…The Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, and Ming and Qing Dynasties had more grottoes than the Wei, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties. …”
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Research on the Spatial–Temporal Distribution and Morphological Characteristics of Ancient Settlements in the Luzhong Region of China by Mengfei Tong, Baihao Li, Zhao Li

“…The study found that the Neolithic period, the Shang–Zhou period, and the Qin–Northern and Southern Dynasties were the three high points of settlement development. …”
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Dressing as horsemen: the universalisation of steppe dress in the first half of Tang dynasty China (618-755) by Nomoto, K

“…Previous studies tend to regard the diffusion of the riding dress as a natural consequence of the preceding situation, that is, the intrusion of steppe peoples and correspondingly of their clothing customs into mainland China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period (386-589). This thesis tackles the question from a new angle, first, by effectively synthesising iconographic, textual and archaeological materials and, secondly, by taking into account recent historiography on Tang politics emphasising on the interethnic political networking at the Tang court in the context of the competitive and entangled interstate relationships in Eastern Eurasia that the Tang experienced in its attempt to survive. …”

THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN EARTHEN LANDSCAPE HERITAGE AND SOCIO-POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY: A VIEW FROM ARCHAEOLOGY by Y. Zhao, C. Xu

“…By comparing and combing the archaeological discoveries of the Northern and the Southern Dynasties of China and the pertinent archaeological data, we could further understand and explain the multi-ethnic cultural development and evolution while providing an essential theoretical basis for the present social and cultural research on the Northern Wei Dynasty in China.…”
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论《洛阳伽蓝记》与《幽明录》中的志怪小说 = Study on mythical stories of the record of Buddhist temples in Luoyang and You Ming Lu by 陈慧燕 Chin, Hui Yan

“…The report uses The Record of Buddhist Temples in Luoyang and You Ming Lu to discuss about the relationship between the supernatural tales and its times, and also show the ideological and social states in the northern and southern dynasties.The report consists of five sections. …”
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温庭筠艳情诗词研究 = Study on Wen Tingyun’s erotic poetry and Ci-poetry by 洪媛 Hong, Yuan

“…Erotic poetry was flourished and prevailing with the form of Palace (Gong Ti) Poetry in Southern Dynasties. In the late Tang Dynasty, erotic poetry move into another high tide. …”
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Uniparental Genetic Analyses Reveal Multi-Ethnic Background of Dunhuang Foyemiaowan Population (220–907 CE) With Typical Han Chinese Archaological Culture by Jianxue Xiong, Jianxue Xiong, Jianxue Xiong, Yichen Tao, Minxi Ben, Yishi Yang, Panxin Du, Panxin Du, Edward Allen, Hui Wang, Hui Wang, Hui Wang, Yiran Xu, Yiran Xu, Yao Yu, Hailiang Meng, Haoquan Bao, Boyan Zhou, Guoke Chen, Hui Li, Shaoqing Wen, Shaoqing Wen, Shaoqing Wen

“…This is especially the case for periods of national division and rapid inter-ethnic exchange, such as China’s Sixteen Kingdoms (304–439 CE) and Northern and Southern Dynasties (420–589 CE). Going by tomb shape and grave goods, the Foyemiaowan cemetery at Dunhuang exhibits a typical third–tenth century Han style. …”
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清晚期（1821-1911）汉魏六朝诗歌选本研究 = A study of poetry anthologies of the Han, Wei and six dynasties in the late Qing period (1821-1911) by 钱昊 Qian, Hao

“…He also selected object-chanting poems which shows his familiarity of the development of poetry in Southern dynasties. Section 2 discusss the efforts of Zeng Guofan to resurge Tongcheng poetics. …”
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A Humane Kings Convocation Held in the Zhongxing Palace: A New Study of the P. 3808 <i>Sutra Sermon</i> by Changchun Pei, Wei Li

“…Additionally, this analysis can provide a more systematic understanding of the Humane Kings Convocations (<i>Renwang hui</i> 仁王會), which have had a significant impact on East Asia since the late Southern Dynasty.…”
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The Creation of <i>Jiansi</i>: Study on the Buddhist Monastic Supervision System during the Sui and Tang Dynasties by Jing Guo

“…This <i>jiansi</i> system can be seen once in the period of Gaochang Kingdom (449–640) in the Turpan region, and is traceable to the role of the Lay Rectifier of Monks created by Emperor Wu of Liang (r. 502–549) in the Southern dynasty. It is then officially created by Emperor Yang of Sui (r. 604–618) but failed quickly in the Tang dynasty. …”
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What Do the Lingbao Celestial Scripts Tell Us about Some Fundamental Characteristics of Daoism? by Pengzhi Lü

“…It then summarizes how Lu Xiujing 陸修靜 (406–477), a prominent Daoist of the Liu Song Southern Dynasty, classified and understood the various scripts in his <i>Catalogue of Lingbao Scriptures</i> (<i>Lingbao jingmu</i> 靈寶經目). …”
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