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Chinese culture flourished and further matured during the Tang era. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point in Chinese civilisation, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture.
Knowledge Base on China Tang Dynasty
Chinese culture flourished and further matured during the Tang era. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point in Chinese civilisation, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture.
Sancai (Chinese: 三彩; pinyin: sāncǎi) is a versatile type of decoration on Chinese pottery and other painted pieces using glazes or slip, predominantly in the three col…
The Yangtze River, Yangzi River or Chang Jiang (simplified Chinese: 长江; pinyin: Cháng Jiāng) is the longest river in China and the third-longest river in the world. It …
The jiedushi or jiedu was a regional military governor in imperial China. The title was established in the Tang dynasty and abolished in the Yuan dynasty. The post of jied…
Guo Ziyi (Simplified Chinese: 郭子仪, Hanyu Pinyin: Guō Zǐyí) (697 – July 9, 781), posthumously Prince Zhōngwǔ of Fényáng (汾陽忠武王), was a Chinese military general…
An Lushan (Chinese: 安祿山; pinyin: Ān Lùshān; 20th day of the 1st mont (19 February) 703 – 29 January 757) was a Chinese military general and rebel leader during the T…
The An Lushan rebellion was a civil war in China that lasted from 755 to 763, at the approximate midpoint of the Tang dynasty (618–907). It began as a commandery rebellio…
Li Linfu (Chinese: 李林甫; pinyin: Lǐ Línfǔ) (died January 3, 753), nickname Genu (Chinese: 哥奴), formally the Duke of Jin (Chinese: 晉公), was a Chinese historian, mus…
Zhang Jiuling (simplified Chinese: 张九龄; pinyin: Zhāng Jiǔlíng) (678 or 673 – 5 June 740), courtesy name Zishou (子壽), nickname Bowu (博物), formally Count Wenxian o…
Empress Wei (Chinese: 韋皇后; pinyin: Wéi Huánghòu;died July 21, 710) was an empress consort of the Chinese Tang dynasty. She was the second wife of Emperor Zhongzong, who…
Shangguan Wan'er (c.664 – 21 July 710) was a Chinese politician, poet, and imperial consort of the Wu Zhou and Tang dynasties. Described as a "female prime minister,…
The Xuanwu Gate Incident was a palace coup for the throne of the Tang dynasty on 2 July 626. During the incident, Prince Li Shimin (Prince of Qin) and his followers assass…
Li Jiancheng (Chinese: 李建成; pinyin: Lǐ Jiànchéng; 589 – July 2, 626, formally Crown Prince Yin (Chinese: 隱太子; pinyin: Yǐn Tàizǐ, literally, "the hidden crow…
Li Yuanji (Chinese: 李元吉; pinyin: Lǐ Yuánjí) (603 – 2 July 626), formally Prince La of Chao (巢剌王), more commonly known by the title of Prince of Qi (齊王), nickname…
Dou Jiande (Chinese: 竇建德; 573 – 3 August 621) was a Chinese rebel leader who led the agrarian rebels who rose against the rule of Emperor Yang of Sui near the end of t…
Yuwen Huaji (Chinese: 宇文化及; died March 22, 619) was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician of the Sui dynasty who, in 618, led a coup against and murdered…
Princess Pingyang (Chinese: 平陽公主; pinyin: Píngyáng Gōngzhǔ, formally Princess Zhao of Pingyang (平陽昭公主, died March 623) was a Chinese princess and general.She wa…
Lady Dugu (Chinese: 獨孤氏, personal name unknown, fl.544 - 590s) was a duchess of the Northern Zhou dynasty. Her husband Li Bing was Duke of Longxi from 554 to 564 and Du…
The Xianbei (simplified Chinese: 鲜卑; pinyin: Xiānbēi) were an ancient nomadic people in northern East Asia who developed a distinct cultural and political identity by …
Woodblock printing or block printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a metho…
Zhou Fang (Chinese: 周昉; c. 730–800), courtesy name Zhonglang (仲朗), was a Chinese painter during the Tang dynasty. He lived in the Tang capital of Chang'an (modern Xi'…
Zhang Xuan (simplified Chinese: 张萱; pinyin: Zhāng Xuān) (713–755) was a Chinese painter who lived during the Tang dynasty (618–907).Zhang Xuan painted many pieces of…
The pipa (Chinese: 琵琶; pinyin: pípá) is a traditional Chinese musical instrument belonging to the plucked category of instruments. Sometimes called the "Chinese lut…
The Silk Road derives its name from the highly lucrative trade of silk textiles that were primarily produced in China. The network began with the expansion of the Han dyna…
Chang'an, located in China's Shaanxi Province, was the capital city of several Chinese dynasties, including the Western Han and the Tang, from 202 BC to AD 907. At various…
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