Subject: 士大夫 shìdàfū scholar-official
Culture: Chinese
Setting: mid-late Tang empire, China 755-907
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* Hansen 2015 p187
"The emperor's city above all, Chang'an was built as testimony to the glory of his dynasty. It was, second, a city for officials, some of whom lived luxuriously indeed. One high official even owned a house equipped with a system of fountains that rained down on the roof in the summer and cooled those inside. The officials, who commanded enormous sums of disposable wealth, patronized the popular musical troupes of Central Asian women who played new instruments, like the pipa, similar to a guitar, and who performed at parties while seated on platforms carried by camels."
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