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Jan 1, 600
Chinese Dragon
In China, morturary ceramics were made to represent different things for the dead. This dragon was most likely intended to play the rols as a gaurdian to protect the deceased after death. -
Jan 1, 626
Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty
Emperor Taizona of Tang Dynasty was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649. As he encouraged his father, Emperor Gaozu to rise against the Siu Dynasty and was known as the co founder of the Tang Dynasty.He was known as one of the best emperor's in Chinese history. -
Jan 1, 627
Beginning of the T'ang Dynasty
The first major period in China was from 627 to 649 when the Tang Dynasty was just beginning and its national strength was recovering from the previous weak condition. -
Jan 1, 655
Wu Hou
Wu Hou Empress Of China - Wu Hou became Empress of China in 655. She was the first woman to rule China. During her reign she had strengthened the Tang Dynasty. -
Jan 1, 700
Woman on horseback
This piece of art is a clay sculpture, made around 700 CE. The artist is unknown and had created this masterpiece in China. The horse plays a big role as to representing the T'ang Dynasty. -
Jan 1, 700
Gunpowder
700 CE The Chinese invent gunpowder.The Chinese combined saltpeter, sulpher, and carbon to create gun powder. They used gunpowder primarily for fireworks. -
Period: Jan 1, 700 to
China (700CE-800CE)
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Jan 1, 712
Night-Shining White
This painting, the most famous work attributed to the artist, is a portrait of Night-Shining White, a favorite charger of the emperor Xuanzong. The artist is Han Gan and plays a big role in the time of the Tang Dynasty by representng that time era in this painting. -
Jan 1, 712
Chinese Opera
Chinese opera is generally dated back to the Tang dynasty with Emperor Xuanzong (712-755), who founded the Pear Garden, the first known opera troupe in China. The troupe mostly performed for the emperors' personal pleasure. -
Jan 1, 730
court ladies wearing flowered headdresses
Zhou Fang lived in the Tang capital of Chang'an, which is the modern Xi'an, during the 8th century. He came from a noble background and this was reflected in his works, which included Court Ladies Wearing Flowered Headdresses He was influenced by the pure and detailed style of Gu Kaizhi. -
Jan 1, 756
Pagoda of Shandong
The Nine Pinnacle Pagoda of Shandong, completed by 756 and crowned with an unusual set of miniature pagodas; it is also unique for its octagonal base, which was rarely seen in Tang pagodas which often had square base plans -
Jan 1, 770
Du Fu
Du Fu was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty he is known as one of he greatest of the Chinese poets.His greatest ambition was to serve his country as a successful civil servant, but he proved unable to make the necessary accommodations. -
Jan 1, 770
Ballad of the Firewood Vendors
This poem is written by the famous Chinese poet Du Fu. He devoted this poem to the working women in his new home in Kuizhou. -
Jan 1, 770
I Stand Alone
This poem by Du Fu was a very imagery filled poem it spoke about nature and it's affect on men and the visualization of him alone. -
Jan 1, 770
Thoughts While Traveling at Night
This poem is also very full of imagery and explains Du Fu's thoughts in a beautifully written way. -
Jan 1, 772
Bo Juyi
Bo Juyi, or Bai Juyi, was a renowned Chinese poet and Tang Dynasty government official. Many of his poems concern his career or observations made about everyday life, including as governor of three different provinces. -
Emperor Gaozu
Emporer Gaozu founded the Tang dynasty in 618 and was the first emporer to rule ths dynasty. -
Siu Dynasty Ends
The Siu Dynasty was a short-lived Imperial Chinese dynasty. Preceded by the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it unified China for the first time after over a century of north-south division. It was followed by the Tang dynasty. -
Chang'an
Chang'an is an ancient capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history, today known as Xi'an. -
Yuan Zhen
Yuan Zhen was a politician of the middle Tang Dynasty, but is more known as an important Chinese writer and poet. He is most famous for his work YingYing's Biography. -
Yingying's Biography
The story of Yingying, by Yuan Zhen, tells the story of a relationship conflicted between love and duty between a 16-year-old girl and a 21-year-old student. It is considered to be one of the first works of fiction in Chinese literature.
