Tang Dynasty
HD8 (618~907)
Cosmopolitan peak and golden age of classical arts
Xuanwu Gate Incident
HE63 (626)The most famous and bloody palace coup in Chinese imperial history.
Reign of Zhenguan
HE64 (627 ~ 649)The absolute golden template of classical governance.
Xuanzang's Western Pilgrimage
HE65 (627 ~ 645)The pinnacle epic of cross-continental scripture-seeking and Chinese Buddhist standardization.
Princess Wencheng's Journey
HE66 (641)Fusing central plain culture with Tibetan plateau heritage.
Wu Zetian's Reign
HE67 (690 ~ 705)The only female emperor in Chinese history who accelerated civil examinations.
Jianzhen's Eastward Voyages
HE69 (743 ~ 754)The ultimate moral paradigm of classical cross-ocean spiritual and cultural diffusion.
Reign of Kaiyuan
HE68 (713 ~ 741)The absolute cosmopolitan peak of Tang prosperity and international prestige.
Battle of Talas
HE70 (751)The pivotal Tang-Arab collision and the launch of papermaking westward across the world.
An Lushan Rebellion
HE71 (755 ~ 763)The tragic structural decline of the cosmopolitan empire.
The Twice-a-Year Tax Reform
HE72 (780)The fundamental structural shift in Chinese state fiscal and tax protocols.
Huang Chao Rebellion
HE73 (875 ~ 884)The violent storm that finally shattered the noble aristocratic foundation of medieval China.
Founding of Later Liang
HE74 (907)The chaotic transition between high Tang and Song civilizations.