Tang Dynasty Essay

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising everytime we fall.” - Confucius.

The Tang Dynasty is the most important and special dynasty in Chinese history because they provided many things that people use today like gunpowder, waterproofing and fireproofing, gas stoves, and air conditioning. They also had the first and only ever Chinese Empress, Wu Zhao.

(Wu Zetian) The other emperors reformed the government and military. Under the emperor's rule, China became the most prosperous country in the world. This dynasty is known as China’s

Golden Era by many, and it lasted 289 years.

The Tang people were very smart. They invented many things that we still use today and other things that involve mechanics. According to “Tang Dynasty”

Word History Encyclopedia also states “They developed agricultural machines to speed up the processes of planting, irrigating, and harvesting crops”. Tang 2

The Tang dynasty is also pretty well-known because they had the first and only ever empress in

Chinese history. Her name is Wu Zhao but she is also commonly known as Wu Zetian. Wu

Zeitan is known as one of China's strictest rulers. However, Empress Wu was very smart and good at politics. She ruled as the “Holy and Divine Emperor and ruled for 15 years. According to

“Zhou Dynasty” Wikipedia, “The dynasty began when Wu Zhao usurped the throne of her son, the Emperor Ruizong of Tang, and lasted until the Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was restored to the throne in the Shenlong Coup.” Empress Wu changed the dynasty name from “Tang Dynasty” to “Zhou Dynasty” to show that a new dynasty had started. According to “Tang Dynasty”

Wikipedia, “The dynasty was formally interrupted during 690–705 when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne, proclaiming the Wu Zhou dynasty and becoming the only legitimate

According to Khan Academy, the dynasty controlled all the way from the “Korean peninsula in the east, to the steppes of Mongolia in the north, to present-day Afghanistan in the west, and to northern Vietnam in the south.”. According to “Prosperity and progress” by Britannica,

“Xuanzong’s reign (712–756) was the high point of the Tang dynasty. It was an era of wealth and prosperity that was accompanied by institutional progress and a flowering of the arts.” The textbook “Discovering Our Past: A History of the World” also states, “As trade increased,

Chinese cities became wealthy. Changan, the Tang capital, grew to be the world's largest city.

About one million people lived there. Visitors were impressed by its wide avenues and large

Tang 3 market squares. Merchants in Changan sold goods from places as far away as India and

Southwest Asia.” In other words, China became popular and rich because of trading and arts.

The Tang dynasty has a big part in Chinese history because they provide many useful things that are still being used today and have a higher civilization because of their inventions. The