Ch 12: Reunification and Renaissance in Chinese Civilization: The Era of the Tang and Song Dynasties Introduction -Postclassical period saw a vital unification of Chinese civilization • Less fundamental changes occurred than in other places • Established orbit of influence; though isolated‚ was able to contribute to other areas -Era of political division and civil strife after breakdown of Han dynasty • Most advances of the Qin-Han era (221 BCE-220 CE) lost • Era of Division (220-589)-Nomadic
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The Sui‚ Tang‚ and Song dynasties were historical Chinese Empires. The Sui Empire ruled from 581 to 618 A.D after the fall of the Han dynasty (Skaff‚ 2012‚ p5.). The Tang Empire‚ on its part‚ ruled China from 618 to 907 A.D after defeating Emperor Yang‚ the last Sui Empire (Skaff‚ 2012‚ p5). After the fall of the Tang Dynasty‚ the next half century in China experienced the division of the country into several kingdoms. In 960 A.D.‚ the Song dynasty came into power and reunified China. It lasted from
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Contrast Song and Tang Dynasties After the collapse of the Han dynasty at the beginning of the third century‚ China fell into an extended period of division and civil war. China was at a loss for leadership. Many dynasties ruled over this perdiod of time including the Song and Tang dynasties. The political system of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) stood in the tradition of a central bureaucracy that was already created during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD). Unlike the Han system‚ the Tang administration
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The Tang and Song dynasties were an era for many technological developments the most important of these are the invention of gunpowder and movable type. Movable type is the system of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document. The distribution of the movable-type systems was very limited due to the fact that they were expensive‚ there was a large amount of labor involved in manipulating the thousands of ceramic tablets‚ based on the Chinese writing
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The growing economy during the Tang and Song areas contribute to many changes in China‚ with some changes that had global impact such as currency; however‚ perhaps one of the more significant change was the way of life. One particular example is the shift of way of life for peasants‚ from self-sufficiency to production for market‚ which inherently improved their life (McKay‚ 328). Additionally‚ with the growth of the population and the need for good and services led to the creation of currency
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The Tang and Song dynasties are often considered the golden age of China; science‚ art‚ and literature flourished during this period.² The diffusion of Chinese culture to Korea and Japan also happened during the golden age.² From 1200-1300‚ China was conquered by
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Characteristics of the Tang Dynasty Characteristics of the Song Dynasty Characteristics shared by both dynasties Social Tang dynasty offered women a new opportunity for personal expression shown by the leadership of Empress Wu Neo-Confucianists movements in the late Song led to the deteriorating rank of women in society Neo-Confucianism also discouraged women from education and other career outlets Male-dominated society Men enjoyed more rights in areas such as remarrying and premarital
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improvement and advance at a great level. The Tang and Song Dynasties are very important to the history of Chinese civilization. The Tang Era is the most well-known dynasty in Chinese history‚ mainly because the empire was the largest‚ richest and most sophisticated state in the world at the time. The Song Era had far-reaching impacts economically‚ culturally‚ and socially. During the Song Era‚ there was major development in urbanization. The Tang and Song Eras are commonly referred to as being the
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innovation and brand-building. Kraft Foods‚ Pakistan‚ has acquired famous brand TANG for Rs 65 Crore from Clover Pakistan. The sale completed in few weeks‚ subject to approval from Competition Commission of Pakistan. Clover Pakistan‚ the owner of TANG brand in Pakistan‚ and Kraft Foods Limited entered into an Asset Purchase agreement whereby Clover agreed to sell to Kraft Foods certain assets relating to Clover’s TANG business‚ including the manufacturing facilities‚ leasehold land measuring 19‚000
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The cultural identity of this group of tea drinkers was built on the ground of their common interests in the Tang-Song-style tea drinking and their nostalgia of their Tang-and-Song tea connoisseurs. However‚ the cultural identity of the scholar-official class could be simply built on the basis of tea drinking and its aesthetic principle in general. In a discussion on the relationship between tea consumption and the scholar-official class‚ Wu Zhihe argues that tea drinking played a significant role
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