The official rank enjoyed exclusive hereditary rights in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. 魏晋南北朝时期的士族享有世袭特权。
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Kou Qianzhi, a famous Taoist, and other Taoists began to paint celestials of Taoism. 南北朝时，著名的嵩山道士寇谦之与其他道教徒也开始画道教的神仙图。
