Volume One: Ruins of the Tang Dynasty, Chapter 1: The Whole

hu and Li, which would influence China's political landscape for decades to come, was only just beginning. This vast expanse of fresh graves was a testament to the brevity of life in the midst of uphe...In May of 884 AD, on the official road fifty li southwest of Bianzhou (modern-day Kaifeng) the road, reviewing his troops on horseback was the Khitan Great Khan Yelü Abge. 。This is a man of over thirty years old, from the Khitans. When people see him, they are captivated by his towering...