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ABOUT THE
DYNASTY
The second emperor, Li Shimin,
an exceptionally talented statesman and military strategist, started his
reins in 627 and made Tang probably the most glorious dynasty in Chinese
history. Empire greatly expanded; period of excellence in
sculpture, painting and poetry; oldest extant printed book published in
868; influence by Central Asia in dance and music. Japan copied
much of Tang culture and institutions, and adopted Chinese characters as
her form of written language. The capital city of Chang'an was a
cosmopolitan city of wealth and splendor unparallel in the world.
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Cosmopolitan Empire, P. B. Ebrey
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MET,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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