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Finches and Bamboo

Zhao Ji is the personal name of Emperor Huizong (宋徽宗, 1082–1135). He was the eighth and one of the most famous emperors of the Song Dynasty, with a personal life spent amidst luxury, sophistication and art but ending as a captive of an invading army. Born Zhao Ji (趙佶), he was the 11th son of Emperor Shenzong. In February 1100 his older half-brother Emperor Zhezong (哲宗) died without a surviving son, and Huizong succeeded him the next day as emperor. He reigned from 1100 to 1126. Huizong was famed for his promotion of Taoism. He was also a skilled poet, painter, calligrapher, and musician.