The construction of the Great Canal from 605 to 609 CE united the Empire economically. Although the Sui Dynasty ruled for a short period of time, it laid the foundation for the power and prosperity ...

Li Shimin (599-649) was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but its actual founder. His tomb is about 60 kilometers from Xi'an and 22.5 kilometers northeast of Liquan County seat.

A Tang dynasty tomb unearthed in China dates from the 700s, and the murals on its walls give an unprecedented view of daily life at the time. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The domestic animated film Chang’an San Wan Li, or 30,000 Miles from Chang’an, has generated a surge of interest in traditional Chinese poetry and discussions about the poets of the Tang ...

One day, the ailing emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685–762) had a dream in which Zhong Kui killed the evil-spirited ghost who had made him ill. The next day, the emperor felt healthy and well. He ordered ...

The movie’s Chinese name, “30,000 Miles from Chang An,” is taken from a poem by Ming Dynasty poet Chen Zilong, in which Chang’an represents the ideals of the Tang poets. The film has received rave ...

The great Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai, in his Ancient Lunar Song, evokes the moon as the symbol of transcendence: “When I was young, I did not recognize the moon, calling it a white jade plate. I also ...

This fragmentation ended when the Mongols swept away all of these states and established the Yuan Dynasty (1260-1368 CE), which once again created a single great power within East Asia, and a ...