Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty learned the historical lessons from King Su of the Sui Dynasty, was diligent in political affairs, accepted advice with an open mind, and followed good deeds. Minister Wei Zheng dared to speak out and gave advice more than 200 times.

Recruit talents and know people well. Famous prime ministers Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui

Further improve the three-province and six-department system and clarify the powers and decision-making procedures of central agencies

Make laws to reduce penalties

Increase the subjects of the imperial examination and encourage people from all over the world to apply for it. The Jinshi subject gradually becomes the most important subject.

Reduce the labor burden on farmers and encourage the development of agricultural production

Defeat the Eastern and Western Turks first and strengthen their rule over the Western Regions

The Wenjing rule and the Hanwu period in the Western Han Dynasty, the Guangwu Zhongxing period in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Kaihuang period in the Sui Dynasty, the Zhenguan period and the Kaiyuan period in the Tang Dynasty, and the Kangxi and Qianlong periods in the early Qing Dynasty.

National unity and social stability are the prerequisite and foundation for the emergence of a prosperous era.

Political clarity and policy stability are the guarantee of prosperity.

the hard work of the people.

The rulers work diligently, love the people, and work hard to govern.

National unity, social stability, political clarity, active thinking, economic prosperity, open diplomacy, and improvement in people's lives.

During the Tang Dynasty, in order to learn from China's advanced culture, Japan sent envoys to China, which were called envoys to the Tang Dynasty at that time.

Japan sent more than a dozen groups of envoys to the Tang Dynasty, with the largest number reaching more than 500 people at one time. There were also many foreign students and monks traveling with us.

Accept an invitation from a Japanese monk

In 754, Jianzhen arrived in Japan on his sixth eastward journey. He taught Buddhist scriptures in Japan and also spread Chinese medicine, literature, calligraphy, architecture, painting, etc.

Made outstanding contributions to Sino-Japanese cultural exchanges

What were the characteristics of the Tang Dynasty’s foreign exchanges? What was the reason for the Tang Dynasty’s active foreign exchanges? What inspiration does it bring to us?

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Enlightenment

After the end of Kaiyuan, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty pursued pleasure and favored nepotism, and the government became increasingly corrupt. The border general An Lushan also served as the military governor of Fanyang and other three places. He was responsible for the defense of the northeastern region and gradually expanded his power.

In 755, An Lushan and his general Shi Siming launched a rebellion on the pretext that there were traitors in the court, which was known as the Anshi Rebellion in history.

It caused great damage to the social economy, especially in the northern region. From then on, the power of the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline, and various contradictions became more and more acute. The central power of the Tang Dynasty declined, and a situation of separatist vassal towns gradually formed.

In the late Tang Dynasty, the rule was corrupt and officials were dictatorial. The separatist situation of feudal towns became more and more serious. Merger wars broke out among each other, and the central government was no longer able to control the feudal towns.

The people's taxes and servitude were heavy, their lives were miserable, and they suffered from successive years of famine, and they had no way to make a living.

Under the leadership of the emperor, the rebels fought in the north and south, and invaded Chang'an to establish political power, dealing a fatal blow to the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

In 907, Zhu Wen established the Houliang regime and the Tang Dynasty was destroyed.

After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, five regimes emerged in the Yellow River Basin in the north, and nine regimes emerged in the south. Together with the Northern Han Dynasty, which ruled Taiyuan in the north, they were known as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in history.

The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were a continuation of the separatist system of vassal towns since the late Tang Dynasty. Although the political power is separated, the historical influence of long-term political unification and the close connection with the economic development of various places make unification always an objective and inevitable trend.