XXI. Tang & Sung
A. Sui - 589-618
| Yang Chien | (Sui Wen-ti) | Li Yuan |
| Wei | (Hsien-pei) | (To-pa) |
| Lao Tzu |
B. Tang Dynasty - 618-907
| Tai Tsung | Khan | Nestorian |
| Yang | Ming Huang | (Hsuah-tsung) |
| Wu | Samarkand | An Lu-shan |
| Sutra | Dunhuang | Xingpao |
| felspar | Queen Vaidehi | Li Po |
| Tun-huang | Changan | Tien tai |
| Hsuan-tsang | Chan (Zen) | Tu Fu |
C. Sung Dynasty, 960 - 1125 - 1279
| Chuang Kuang-hsu | Yueh Fei | Liao |
| Chitan (Khitan) | Hsi Hsia |
| Kaifeng | Hangchow | Canton |
| Huanting | Kunming | Yunnan |
| celadon | Zhao Kuangyin | Guo Xi |
| (Kuo Hsi) | Fan Kuan | Mi Fu |
| Li Tang | Ma Yuan | Xia Gui |
| Ding (ting) | Dingzhou | Hebei |
| ru (ju) | abacus | Chu Hsi |
| lateen |