Li Bai, a famous poet The Tang Dynasty was the Golden Age of art, music and literature. Literature, especially poetry, was at its peak. Many famous poets came from this period like Li Bai.
The Tang Dynasty contributed a lot to the development of astronomy, medicine and printing technique. Three important tools were developed to help in rice cultivation: the chain with paddles which allows water to be transferred, the harrow, and the rice field plough. These important techniques and technologies were produced during the Tang dynasty.
In politics, Tang government was based on Confucianism that was used to select the best people from civil to government.
The land distribution of the Tang Empire has much to do with economic growth. The Tang emperors made a program to give equal distribution of land to each peasant families. The Tang wanted to make sure that the families have enough land to support themselves and to pay taxes. The Tang dynasty also introduced a new tax system. Taxes were based on the number of people in the family. The rapid production of rice increased during this period. As rice growing became more profitable, people begin to migrate to the Yangtze basin. Techniques such as planting out seedlings rapidly increased yield as well. The Silk Road, which was at its peak, gave merchants benefit from the trade between the east and the west. Therefore economy was getting better while the capital of Chang’ an was the center of trades in the world.
. The Silk Road Map
The Tang Dynasty’s religions include Taoism and Buddhism. Buddhism was also arrived in the Tang period. Buddhism played a major role in Chinese culture and was dominant at the time, although some emperors do decline Buddhism to be practiced. Many Buddhist temple structures were built during the Tang Dynasty.
. Leshan the Giant Buddha
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