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The
Three Kingdoms Period, Western Jin Dynasty, Eastern Jin Dynasty, Northern
and southern Dynasty
From 220AD to 581AD, China was divided by different rulers in different
parts. So many wars broke out in this time. But different religions flourished.
Groups of intellectuals unwilling to serve the ruling class gathered to
write poetry, play the lute, drink wine and discuss Taoism philosophy.
They were the original hippies. There was a group called "Seven Sages
of the Bamboo Forest". They were seven of the most famous scholars
of that time. Despite their talent, they scorned to corporate with the
government. The most famous literature produced on the rich materials
of this time was Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong (1330-1400AD).
It depicted the wars, alliances and betrayals among the three kingdoms
between 220AD and 265AD. It is considered one of the four Chinese classical
literature treasures. During this period of time the different ethnic
groups were well merged. The economic center began to move to south part
of China.
