Refers to the period in Chinese history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907 CE) and the founding of the Sung dynasty (960 CE), when five dynasties followed one another in quick succession in northern China. They all had their capital at Kaifeng in Henan province.——艺术与建筑索引典

Five Dynasties, Chinese (Pinyin) Wudai, Wade-Giles romanization Wu-tai, in Chinese history, period of time between the fall of the Tang dynasty (ad 907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties followed one another in quick succession in North China. The era is also known as the period of the Ten Kingdoms (Shiguo) because 10 regimes dominated separate regions of South China during the same period.——Britannica Academic  @en