The imperial examination did not come from the Tang dynasty. It is stated from the Sui dynasty, but it had the highlight in the Tang dynasty. Imperial examination was a chance for poor people to change their lives. It was an important thing in the Tang dynasty. The projects in the Imperial examination were numerous in that period. It could be divided in to several degrees, such as judicial degree, MingJing degree and so on. Once people passed the imperial examination at the certain level, they would be given the qualification of the official position. After other examination, the would get the official position. In the time of Wu, she set up the royal examination, which was a final imperial examination held by the emperor. She also started the military examination. In this way, many intelligent people entered the palace and contributed the Tang dynasty.
The Role of Men and Women
Tang dynasty is a open dynasty in the ancient history. The man still had the primary power and higher social status, but the female had certain freedom in that period. The female can change their social status by becoming a Taoist. Once they become the Taoist, they can communicate with others and visit people randomly. What’s more, they had the chance to meet with the high officials and rich lords. They even had the chance to meet the emperor. So many women chose to become the Taoist to grade their status. This had became a fashion in the Tang dynasty.
The women in the Tang dynasty had certain right to inheritance. The female was allowed to become the head of a household with high economic status. The women play an important role in many aspects of the social activities. This situation would not appear in other dynasties.
The Military and Warfare in the Tang Dynasty
In the military, the power of the military in the Tang dynasty was very powerful. The land had been enlarged greatly in that period. The quantity of the weapons and arms came in to a unprecedented submit. The government had the ability to fight against other countries.
Due to the open policy towards other nationalities and counties, there rarely wars in the heyday. Some nationalities called the Tang emperor as “Khan”.
The Art and Architecture
The Tang dynasty had great achievement in the art and architecture.
In the architecture, the buildings had grand scale and planning tidy. Chang’an is the capital of the Tang dynasty, with 83 square kilometers area. Some wooden building appeared in the city. The designation of the building and the construction level had great improved. The character of the architecture is grandiose and splendid. ().
In the art, we can feel the sense of the art from various aspect of the Tang dynasty. In the painting, the female painting is very famous. In the handwriting, with the development of the social economy and culture, the character of the the handwriting forceful. The representative personages are ZhangXu, HuaiSu, Yan Zhenqing and so on. (Yu, 3). In the sculpture aspect, the sculpture had great improved. The pictures in the sculpture is exquisite. As for the poetry, the poetry in the Tang dynasty had sublimated the peak. The quality of the poetry is admirable, the style of the poetry is various and the quantity of the poetry is numerous.
The Science and Technology in the Tang dynasty
In the science and technology, the astronomer Seng Yixing had firstly measured the the length of the meridian line in the world. The doctor Sun Simiao had written “the golden prescriptions for emergencies”, which told various ways to treat different illness. The Diamond Sudra is the earliest printed book in the world.
Influence of the Civilization in the Tang Dynasty on the Development of Modern Civilization
On the one side, The Tang dynasty has the great influence on the modern civilization. As for the open policy of the government and wonderful social fashion. The external enchantments stimulated the development of the economy and culture. Now, we also preserves many things in that time. For example, the poetry in the Tang dynasty has become the the content of Chinese textbook. (Miyairi, 2).
On the other hand, the Tang dynasty has effected other countries’ culture, especially in the Japan. Today, we can also find some elements of Tang dynasty in the Japanese building, food , and clothes.
The clothing in the Tang dynasty
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