Who is Xiaowen Shi?
Xiaowen Shi is a Partner in the China Practice Group at RSM Australia’s Perth Office specialising in cross-border transactions, market entry strategies, mergers and acquisitions and international tax advisory. Xiaowen has extensive experience across industries including manufacturing, agribusiness, and the mining/ resources sector.
Who was Emperor Xiaowen in China?
Emperor Xiaowen of northern wei ( (北)魏孝文帝) (October 13, 467 – April 26, 499), personal name né Tuoba macro (拓拔宏), later Yuan Hong (元宏), was an emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty northern wei from September 20, 471 to April 26, 499.
What was the policy of sinicization under Xiaowen?
Emperor Xiaowen implemented a drastic policy of sinicization, intending to centralize the government and make the multi-ethnic state more easy to govern. These policies included changing artistic styles to reflect Chinese preferences and forcing the population to speak the language and to wear Chinese clothes.
Why did Xiaowen move the capital from Pingcheng to Luoyang?
In 494, Emperor Xiaowen moved the northern wei capital from Pingcheng (平城, in modern Datong, Shanxi ) to Luoyang, a city long acknowledged as a major center in Chinese history. The shift in the capital was mirrored by a shift in tactics from active defense to passive defense against the Rouran.