Língchí is known in the Five Dynasties period (907-960) and Gaozu of Later Jin abolished it.

Construction began in 907 AD, during the later period of the Five Dynasties period, at a time when Suzhou was ruled by the Wuyue Kingdom.

The Six Dynasties period ended when China was reunified by the Sui Dynasty.

The New Songs from the Jade Terrace, a poetry collection from the Six Dynasties period.

Xie Lingyun is one of the best-known poets of the entire Six Dynasties period, second only to Tao Yuanming.

Ruan Xian, a Chinese scholar who lived during the Six Dynasties period (Chinese: 阮咸;3rd century)

During the Five Dynasties period they ran out of room on the cliff and could not build any more grottoes.

The time from the Five Dynasties period to the Northern Song period (907-1127) is known as the "Great age of Chinese landscape".

During the Six Dynasties period (220-589), people began to appreciate painting for its own beauty and to write about art.

Hu Yinglin 胡應麟 (1551-1602) was first to deny the textual authenticity, and suggested that a scholar forged it during the Six Dynasties period (222-589).