By the time China ushered in the Tang dynasty (618-907), Chinese culture was on the cusp of an unparalleled peak.
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By the time China ushered in the Tang dynasty (618-907), Chinese culture was on the cusp of an unparalleled peak.
The Silk Road – a vast network of trade routes that connected China with the West as far as the Mediterranean – had been in use since the Han dynasty (206BC-AD220), and its expansion, both on land and at sea, would further spread the influence of Chinese art and culture far beyond its borders.
It was on this solid foundation that the Tang dynasty was able to scale new heights politically, economically and socially. The new era’s prosperity could be felt in the bustling capital of Chang’an (modern-day Xian), the largest city in the world at the time.