The Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-58 1) is one of the Northern Dynasties in the history of China, also known as the Houzhou (rarely used after the Tang and Song Dynasties) and Yuwen Zhou. The foundation of this country was laid by Yu Wentai, the powerful minister of the Western Wei Dynasty, and was formally established by his son Yu Wenjue with the support of his nephew Yuwen Hu.

Five emperors, a total of 24 years. In the third year of the Western Wei Dynasty (556), after the death of Yu Wentai, who actually mastered the Western Wei regime, his third son, Yu Wenxuan, succeeded Otsuka, calling himself the Duke of Zhou. At the beginning of the following year, he abandoned the Duke of the Western Wei Dynasty to stand on his own feet, and became the capital of Chang 'an (now the site of Chang 'an City), known as the Northern Zhou Dynasty in history.

A Brief Introduction to the Thought and Culture of Northern Zhou Dynasty;

In terms of ideology and culture, Yu Wentai was proficient in Confucianism, and used Confucianism as an ideological weapon to get rid of some backward customs of Xianbei people and abandoned the decadent habits of empty talk about Hyunri and advocating Buddhism and Taoism, which were all the rage in the ideological circle at that time. Imperial academy is located in Chang 'an, the capital of Beijing, and Lu Dan, the master of Confucianism, is offered as a wine sacrifice to imperial academy. Through school education, a large number of people with Confucianism have been trained as the pillars of political power.

In addition, according to the format of "Dabao" in the pre-Qin classic Shangshu, a style of "Dabao" was formulated, and in the eleventh year of the Great Unification (545), it was clearly stated that all articles should follow this style from now on, trying to correct the flashy style of writing.