Liao Dynasty
辽朝文化Culturally, the Liao achieved mainly in astronomy, the calendar, medicine and architecture.
文化上，辽朝在天文学、历法、医药和建筑学方面取得了主要成就。
Not only did the Liao calendar keep the best parts of the Central Plain Han calendar,
辽历不仅是中原地区汉历的重要组成部分，but also retained some of the special traits of the Khitan people.
还保留了契丹人的一些特点。
Important achievements were made in acupuncture, pulse-feeling diagnosis, gynecology, obstetrics and preservation of corpses.
针灸、号脉问诊、妇科、产科和尸体的保存也取得了重要的成就。The Book of Acupuncture and Pulse-Feeling, written by a celebrated doctor named Zhi Lugu, enjoyed wide popularity at the time.
由直鲁古编写的《针灸书》和《脉诀》广受欢迎。The Liao architecture, influenced by the Tang style and accommodating the Khitan customs, achieved its own unique style.
辽朝的建筑，一方面受到唐朝风格的影响另一方面又与契丹的风俗相配，形成了自己独特的风格。The Liao honored Confucian philosophy but the rulers patronized Chinese Buddhism.
辽尊崇儒家学说，但是执政者却资助中国的佛学。The Khitan dialect and the Han language were the main languages used by the Liao.
契丹语和汉语是契丹人的主要语言。