The earliest record of imperial consort Lady Yang (Yang Yuhuan 杨玉环, 719–756) and her fondness for lychees appears in the Supplement to the History of the Tang State (《唐国史补》), written by L...

The Gengzhi Tu (耕织图, Pictures of Tilling and Weaving) was first created during the Shaoxing era of the Southern Song dynasty (12th century) by Lou Shu, a magistrate of Yuqian County. It comprised 21 Tilling Scenes and 24 Weaving Scenes, combining poetry and illustrations to systematically document agricultural a...