A period of political division and turmoil in Chinese history between the Tang and Song dynasties (907-979).

The historical records of the Five Dynasties (907–960), consisting of two major versions: the Old History of the Five Dynasties compiled by [[薛居正|薛居正|xue1 ju1 zheng4]] in 974, and the New History of the Five Dynasties rewritten by [[欧阳修|歐陽修|ou1 yang2 xiu1]].

five generations of a family living together under one roof

A 74-volume historical record of the Five Dynasties period (907–960), compiled by the Northern Song scholar [[欧阳修|歐陽修|ou1 yang2 xiu1]] and published in 1053; it is one of the [[二十四史|二十四史|er4 shi2 si4 shi3]].

The eighteenth of the official twenty-four dynastic histories, compiled in 974 by [[薛居正|薛居正|xue1 ju1 zheng4]] during the [[北宋|北宋|bei3 song4]] dynasty; covers the five dynasties from 907 to 960 and is often compared to the [[新五代史|新五代史|xin1 wu3 dai4 shi3]]