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The '''Ten Kingdoms''' was a period in the history of Southern China that followed the fall of the [[Tang dynasty]] in 907. It lasted until the founding of the [[Song dynasty]] in 960. Nine of the kingdoms were in the South and one small kingdom was in the far North. Many states were effectively independent as governorships long before the Tang Empire dissolved. The last of the Ten Kingdoms, the [[Northern Han]], survived until 979.
The '''Ten Kingdoms''' was a period in the history of Southern China that followed the fall of the [[Tang dynasty]] in 907. It lasted until the founding of the [[Song dynasty]] in 960. Nine of the kingdoms were in the South and one small kingdom was in the far North. Many states were effectively independent as governorships long before the Tang Empire dissolved. The last of the Ten Kingdoms, the [[Northern Han]], survived until 979.
While [[Five Dynasties]] of northern China succeeded one another, the regimes of [[South China]] each controlling a specific geographical area. Each court was a center of artistic excellence. The period is noted for the vitality of its poetry and for its economic prosperity. Commerce grew so quickly that there was a shortage of metallic currency. This was partly addressed by the creation of bank drafts, or "flying money" (''feiqian''), as well as by certificates of deposit. Wood block printing became common during this period, 500 years before [[Johannes Gutenberg]]'s press.
While [[Five Dynasties]] of northern China succeeded one another, the regimes of [[South China]] each controlling a specific geographical area. Each court was a center of artistic excellence. The period is noted for the vitality of its poetry and for its economic prosperity. Commerce grew so quickly that there was a shortage of metallic currency. This was partly addressed by the creation of bank drafts, or "flying money" (''feiqian''), as well as by certificates of deposit, both of which originate in the North. Wood block printing became common during this period, 500 years before [[Johannes Gutenberg]]'s press.
==Kingdoms==
==Kingdoms==