Chang'an in 631, during the reign of the Emperor Taizong of Tang. The painting consists of 27 people from various states. The original work was lost, and the only surviving edition was a Song dynasty copy, which is currently preserved at the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Portraits of Periodical Offering (Qing dynasty, 18th century) In the mid-18th century, the painter Xiesui () again painted a Portraits of Periodical Offering of the Imperial Qing (Huángqīng Zhígòngtú , completed in 1751), showing various foreign people known at that time, with texts in Chinese and Manchu. See the complete Huangqing Zhigongtu. Related works See also Foreign relations of imperial China Tributary system of China List of tributary states of China Twenty-Four Histories Chinese historiography Monarchy of China Pax Sinica Zongli Yamen References Notes External links Picture of Liang Chih-kung-t'u Chinese Calligraphy And Painting Artist Network: Xiao Yi (Chinese) Foreign relations of Imperial China Tributaries of Imperial China Chinese paintings Chinese iconography