Emperor Xuanzong's Journey to Sichuan; this section of a much larger Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Chinese handscroll painting on silk shows Tang Minghuang; or Emperor Xuanzong of Tang; fleeing the capital Chang'an and the violence of the An Shi Rebellion that began in the year 755 during the mid Tang Dynasty. This handscroll painting is a late Ming copy after an original painting by the renowned Ming artist Qiu Ying (1494-1552).