… Although Chinese today usually imagine Tang China as a tightly incorporated state, in fact it
… of the early Tang stands out as one of the most unusual episodes in Chinese history. In 683, …

… This paper seeks to identify and discuss the kingdoms of women as known in Tang China …
with Tang China. In the light of current views on matriarchy, only the Chinese characterization …

… women in the time of the Tang dynasty (618-907) has long grabbed the interest of students
and scholars alike. As empresses or as poets, Tang women … of Tang women's lives will not be …

… in Chinese history During this time, the government was dominated by powerful female figures
I analyze the selfpresentations of these women … of their power as women and the gradual …

… In addition, with women’s epitaphs increasingly authored … women’s intimate and everyday
lives, and into Tang social practices, I will describe their format, the social status of the women …

… unearthed in China allows for a more detailed analysis of the image of women in the Tang
era, … to demonstrate the extraordinary degree to which women were represented in the arts. By …

… attacks on single women. This study contributes to the growing recognition of gender-based
‘women-to-women’ violence and the public hostility single women face in China, with the …

… examines the dynamics between women as mothers and the well-being of the state in
Tang … Tang, women in northern China are said to have followed the customs of the non-Chinese …

… Chinese University of Hong Kong Analyses of focus group discussions show that Chinese
conceptions of women … controlled by their impulses and of women as sex objects or naggers …

… Daoist women in Tang China even as I was working on other research projects. Finally,
opportunity came in the 2005–2006 academic year, when I received an appointment as research …