Xianqing (顯慶 Xiǎn qìng) 656-661 Longshuo (龍朔 Lóng shuò) 661-663 Linde (麟德 Lín dé) 664-665 Qianfeng (乾封 Qían fēng) 666-668 Zongzhang (總章 Zǒng zhāng) 668-670 Xianheng (咸亨 Xián hēng) 670-674 Shangyuan (上元 Shàng yuán) 674-676 Yifeng (儀鳳 Yí fèng) 676-679 Tiaolu (調露 Tiáo lù) 679-680 Yonglong (永隆 Yǒng lóng) 680-681 Kaiyao (開耀 Kāi yào) 681-682 Yongchun (永淳 Yǒng chún) 682-683 Hongdao (弘道 Hóng dào) 683 Chuigong (垂拱 Chuí gǒng) 685-688 Yongchang (永昌 ...

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Tang Dynasty, Tang Dynasty - Rulers of the Tang Dynasty

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The first major well-documented flowering of Chinese music was for the qin during the Tang Dynasty, though the qin is known to have been played since before the Han Dynasty. Late 20th century excavations of an intact tomb of the period revealed not only a number of instruments (including a spectacular concert bell set) but also inscribed tablets with playing instructions and musical scores for ensemble concerts, which are now heard again as played on reproduction inst ...

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Xianqing (顯慶 xian3 qing4) 656-661 Longshuo (龍朔 long2 shuo4) 661-663 Linde (麟德 lin2 de2) 664-665 Qianfeng (乾封 qian2 feng1) 666-668 Zongzhang (總章 zong3 zhang1) 668-670 Xianheng (咸亨 xian2 heng1) 670-674 Shangyuan (上元 shang4 yuan2) 674-676 Yifeng (儀鳳 yi2 feng4) 676-679 Tiaolu (調露 tiao2 lu4) 679-680 Yonglong (永隆 yong3 long2) 680-681 Kaiyao (開耀 kai1 yao4) 681-682 Yongchun (永淳 yong3 chun2) 682-683 Hongdao (弘道 hong2 dao4) 683 Shenlong (神龍 shen2 long2) 705 ...

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Table of Chinese monarchs, Table of Chinese monarchs - Xia Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Shang Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Zhou Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Qin Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Han Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Three Kingdoms Period, Table of Chinese monarchs - Jin Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Sixteen Kingdoms Period, Table of Chinese monarchs - Sovereignties established by Wu Hu, Table of Chinese monarchs - Northern and Southern Dynasties, Table of Chinese monarchs - Sui Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Tang Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Table of Chinese monarchs - Independent Regimes during Ten Kingdoms, Table of Chinese monarchs - Liao Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Song Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Western Xia, Table of Chinese monarchs - Jin Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Yuan Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Ming dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Shun Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Southern Ming Dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Qing dynasty, Table of Chinese monarchs - Taiping Rebellion, Table of Chinese monarchs - Yuan Shikai's Chinese Empire

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Xianqing (顯慶 Xiǎn qìng) 656-661 Longshuo (龍朔 Lóng shuò) 661-663 Linde (麟德 Lín dé) 664-665 Qianfeng (乾封 Qían fēng) 666-668 Zongzhang (總章 Zǒng zhāng) 668-670 Xianheng (咸亨 Xián hēng) 670-674 Shangyuan (上元 Shàng yuán) 674-676 Yifeng (儀鳳 Yí fèng) 676-679 Tiaolu (調露 Tiáo lù) 679-680 Yonglong (永隆 Yǒng lóng) 680-681 Kaiyao (開耀 Kāi yào) 681-682 Yongchun (永淳 Yǒng chún) 682-683 Hongdao (弘道 Hóng dào) 683 Chuigong (垂拱 Chuí gǒng) 685-688 Yongchang (� ...

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Tang Dynasty, Tang Dynasty - 24 Emperors of the Tang Dynasty

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(新唐書), compiled in 1045-1060, which is the year favored by modern historians. The year of birth deducted from the Book of Tang (舊唐書), compiled in 941-945, is 623. The year of birth deducted from the Comprehensive Mirror compiled in 1065-84, is 624. 2. Was given this name by Emperor Taizong in the late 630s after she had entered the imperial palace (see inside article). 3. Had this Chinese character created in December 689 and ...

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• Empress Wu - Zhou Dynasty 690 - 705

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The consort clan (外戚 Pinyin: wàiqī) is the family, clan or a group related to a spouse or an empress dowager of the Chinese dynastic ruler or a warlord. The leading figure of the clan was either a sibling, cousin, or parent of the consort or concubine. Consort clan - Famous leading figures. Consort clan - Han Dynasty. Wang Mang - nephew of Empress Dowager Wang, cousin of Emperor Cheng of Han China and founder of the Xin Dynasty. Dou Xian - brother of ...

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• Consort clan - Famous leading figures
• Consort clan - Han Dynasty
• Consort clan - Three Kingdoms
• Consort clan - Jin Dynasty 265-420
• Consort clan - Tang Dynasty

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China is one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with written records dating back 3,500 years. Turtle shells with markings reminiscent of ancient Chinese writing from the Shang Dynasty (商朝) have been carbon dated to around 1,500 BC. These records suggest that the origins of Chinese civilization started with city-states that may go back more than 5,000 years. Two thousand years ago is c ...

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• History of China - Prehistoric times
• History of China - Ancient histories
• History of China - Xia Dynasty
• History of China - Shang Dynasty
• History of China - Zhou Dynasty
• History of China - Qin Dynasty: The first Chinese Empire
• History of China - Han Dynasty: A period of prosperity
• History of China - Jin the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern Dynasties
• History of China - Sui Dynasty: Reunification
• History of China - Tang Dynasty: Return to prosperity
• History of China - Song Dynasty and its northern neighbors the Liao and the Jin
• History of China - Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty
• History of China - Ming Dynasty: Revival of Chinese culture
• History of China - Qing Dynasty
• History of China - The Republic of China
• History of China - Post modern independence

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The varieties of Chinese Tea are extensive with many different types grown during each Chinese dynasties. When picking tea, there is no need to pick too fine leaves, too fine tea leaves are nascent and lack flavour. Also avoid leaves which are too green, as they are too old and have lost tenderness and flavour. It is best to pick the leaves which are greenish, roundish and thick. Do not dry them in the sun, rather bake them in a charcoal fire, cool down with a fan then stored in container lined with ruo leaves and keep in a hig ...

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• Chinese tea - Modern tea production
• Chinese tea - The Tang Dynasty
• Chinese tea - The Song Dynasty
• Chinese tea - The Ming Dynasty
• Chinese tea - Tiger Hill Tea and Heaven Pool Tea
• Chinese tea - Jie Tea
• Chinese tea - Liu An Tea
• Chinese tea - Song Luo Tea
• Chinese tea - Dragon Fountain Tea and Eyes on Heaven Tea
• Chinese tea - Variety of Tea

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Taoism (sometimes written as Daoism) is the English name for (a) the Chinese folk religion; (b) a family of organized Chinese religious movements such as the Zhengyi ("Orthodox One") or Quanzhen ("Complete Reality") sects, which collectively trace back to Zhang Daoling in the late Han dynasty; and/or (c) academic philosophies or belles lettres based on the texts Daodejing (a ...

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• Taoism - History
• Taoism - Warring States Period 403-222 BCE
• Taoism - Han Dynasty 206 BCE - 220
• Taoism - Three Kingdoms Period 220-265
• Taoism - Six Dynasties 316-589
• Taoism - Tang Dynasty 618-907
• Taoism - Song Dynasty 960-1279
• Taoism - Yuan Dynasty 1279-1367
• Taoism - Nationalist Period 1912-1949
• Taoism - People's Republic of China 1949-present
• Taoism - Adherents
• Taoism - Beliefs
• Taoism - Religious Taoism
• Taoism - Philosophical Taoism
• Taoism - Deities
• Taoism - Religious Taoism
• Taoism - Philosophical Taoism
• Taoism - Practices
• Taoism - Religious Taoism
• Taoism - Philosophical Taoism
• Taoism - Scriptures
• Taoism - Religious Taoism
• Taoism - Philosophical Taoism
• Taoism - Symbols
• Taoism - Relations With Other Religions and Philosophies

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Events End of the Sui Dynasty and beginning of the Tang Dynasty in China. First emperor of the Tang Dynasty is Tang Gao Zu. A civil war begins in Medina. Births Deaths Pope Adeodatus I Saint Kevin, Christian hermit of Ireland Category: 618 ...

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Life in the People's Republic of China Chinese art is art, whether modern or ancient, that originated in or is practiced in China or by Chinese artists or performers. Early so-called "stone age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of simple pottery and sculptures. This early period was followed by a series of art dynasties, most of which lasted several hundred years. The art of Taiwan and that of Chinese Emigrants can also be considered part of Chinese art where it is based in or draws on the heritage of Chines ...

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• Chinese art - Historical development to 221 BC
• Chinese art - Neolithic pottery
• Chinese art - Jade culture
• Chinese art - Bronze casting
• Chinese art - Early Chinese music
• Chinese art - Early Chinese poetry
• Chinese art - Chu and Southern culture
• Chinese art - Early imperial China 221 BC–AD 220
• Chinese art - Qin sculpture
• Chinese art - Pottery
• Chinese art - Han poetry
• Chinese art - Han architecture
• Chinese art - Other Han art
• Chinese art - Period of division 220–581
• Chinese art - Influence of Buddhism
• Chinese art - Secular culture
• Chinese art - Poetry
• Chinese art - Calligraphy
• Chinese art - Painting
• Chinese art - The Sui and Tang dynasties 581–960
• Chinese art - Buddhist architecture and sculpture
• Chinese art - Golden age of Chinese poetry
• Chinese art - Li Po and Du Fu
• Chinese art - Late Tang poetry
• Chinese art - Painting
• Chinese art - The Song and Yuan dynasties 960–1368
• Chinese art - Song poetry
• Chinese art - Song painting
• Chinese art - Yuan drama
• Chinese art - Yuan painting
• Chinese art - Late imperial China 1368–1895
• Chinese art - Ming Poetry
• Chinese art - Ming prose
• Chinese art - Ming painting
• Chinese art - Qing drama
• Chinese art - Qing poetry
• Chinese art - Early Qing painting
• Chinese art - Decorative arts
• Chinese art - Qing fiction
• Chinese art - Modern Chinese art
• Chinese art - Painting
• Chinese art - Poetry
• Chinese art - Influence of the West
• Chinese art - People's arts
• Chinese art - Contemporary art since 1979
• Chinese art - Performing arts
• Chinese art - Visual arts
• Chinese art - Unsorted
• Chinese art - Performing arts
• Chinese art - Visual arts

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The king or wang (王 wáng) was the Chinese head of state from the Zhou to Qin dynasties. After that, wang (sometimes translated "prince") became merely the head of the hierarchy of noble ranks. The title was commonly given to members of the Emperor's family and could be inherited. The characters huang (皇 huáng "god-king") and di (帝 dì "sage king") had been used separately and never consecutively (see Three Huang and five Di) and were reserved for mythological rulers until the first emperor of ...

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• Chinese sovereign - How to read the titles of a Chinese sovereign
• Chinese sovereign - Some rules of thumb and helpful tips for reading a list of sovereigns
• Chinese sovereign - Some common conventions of naming Chinese sovereigns
• Chinese sovereign - Table of Chinese monarchs

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Dao Xuan was the early Tang Dynasty author of a Standard Design for Buddhist Temple Construction, a Chinese language text advocating Buddhist temple-design along traditional Chinese architectural lines. Other related archivesBuddhist, Chinese architectural, Chinese language, Standard Design for Buddhist Temple Construction, Tang Dynasty

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907 - Events. Oleg leads Kievan Rus' in a campaign against Constantinople Yelü Abaoji establishes Liao (Khitan) dynasty Fall of the Tang Dynasty 907 - Births. 907 - Deaths. Category: 907 ...

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• 907 - Events
• 907 - Births
• 907 - Deaths

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Events Byzantine Emperor Philippicus deposed. Anastasius II made emperor. Kaiyuan becomes Tang dynasty emperor of China Births Deaths Category: 713 ...

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A list of the differing grades of tea grown in the Tang Dynasty: Premier Grade Tea: Xiazhou, Guangzhou, Huzhou, Yuezhou, Pengzhou. Second Grade Tea: Jingzhou, Ranzhou, Changzhou, Mingzhou. Third Grade Tea: Shouzhou, Hangzhou, Muzhou, Hengzhou, Taizhou, Xuanzhou, Yiazhou, Luzhou. Fourth Grade Tea: Jinzhou, Lianzhou, Huangzhou, Sozhou, Yunzhou, Hanzhou, Meizhou. Tea dates back to the West Zhou Period in ancient China, when the Chinese used tea as offerings. Since then, tealeaves were eaten ...

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Chinese tea, Chinese tea - Modern tea production, Chinese tea - The Tang Dynasty, Chinese tea - The Song Dynasty, Chinese tea - The Ming Dynasty, Chinese tea - Tiger Hill Tea and Heaven Pool Tea, Chinese tea - Jie Tea, Chinese tea - Liu An Tea, Chinese tea - Song Luo Tea, Chinese tea - Dragon Fountain Tea and Eyes on Heaven Tea, Chinese tea - Variety of Tea

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The opening of the Tang dynasty, in 618, saw the beginning of a prolonged struggle between China and the Western Turks for control of the Tarim Basin. In 635 the Tang Annals report an embassy from the king of Kashgar. In 639 there was a second embassy bringing products of Kashgar as a token of submission. Xuan Zang passed through Kashgar (which he calls Ka-sha) in 644 on his return journey from India to China. The Buddhist religion, then beginning to decay in India, was active in Kashgar. Xuan Zang records that they flat ...

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Kashgar, Kashgar - Geography, Kashgar - History of the Site, Kashgar - Name, Kashgar - Early History, Kashgar - The Kushans, Kashgar - Three Kingdoms to the Sui, Kashgar - The Tang Dynasty, Kashgar - The Arab Invasions, Kashgar - The Uighurs, Kashgar - The Mongols, Kashgar - Chinese Garrison, Kashgar - The 1862 Revolt, Kashgar - Sights, Kashgar - Demographics, Kashgar - Economics & Society

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On June 18, 618, Gaozu (唐高祖) took the throne, and the Tang Dynasty (唐朝) was established, opening a new age of prosperity and innovations in arts and technology. Buddhism, which had gradually been established in China from the first century, became the predominant religion and was adopted by the royal family and many of the common people. Chang'an (長安)(modern Xi'an), the national capital, is thought to have been th ...

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History of China, History of China - Prehistoric times, History of China - Ancient histories, History of China - Xia Dynasty, History of China - Shang Dynasty, History of China - Zhou Dynasty, History of China - Qin Dynasty: The first Chinese Empire, History of China - Han Dynasty: A period of prosperity, History of China - Jin the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, History of China - Sui Dynasty: Reunification, History of China - Tang Dynasty: Return to prosperity, History of China - Song Dynasty and its northern neighbors the Liao and the Jin, History of China - Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty, History of China - Ming Dynasty: Revival of Chinese culture, History of China - Qing Dynasty, History of China - The Republic of China, History of China - The Present

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On June 18, 618, Gaozu (唐高祖) took the throne, and the Tang Dynasty (唐朝) was established, opening a new age of prosperity and innovations in arts and technology. Buddhism, which had gradually been established in China from the first century, became the predominant religion and was adopted by the royal family and many of the common people. Chang'an (長安)(modern Xi'an), the national capital, is thought to have been the world's biggest city at the time. The Tang and Han a ...

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History of China, History of China - Prehistoric times, History of China - Ancient histories, History of China - Xia Dynasty, History of China - Shang Dynasty, History of China - Zhou Dynasty, History of China - Qin Dynasty: The first Chinese Empire, History of China - Han Dynasty: A period of prosperity, History of China - Jin the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, History of China - Sui Dynasty: Reunification, History of China - Tang Dynasty: Return to prosperity, History of China - Song Dynasty and its northern neighbors the Liao and the Jin, History of China - Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty, History of China - Ming Dynasty: Revival of Chinese culture, History of China - Qing Dynasty, History of China - The Republic of China, History of China - Post modern independence

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