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It talks about the prosperous age of Kaiyuan (early period of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty) when people lived and worked in peace and contentment, thank you
Kaiyuan (713 AD to 741 AD) Year) is the reign name of Tang Xuanzong Li Longji in the early period of his reign. From the early years of Zhenguan to the end of Kaiyuan, after more than a hundred years of accumulation, the Tang Dynasty experienced comprehensive prosperity, which was historically called the "Kaiyuan Prosperity".
Tang Xuanzong, also known as Tang Minghuang, was the grandson of Wu Zetian. After he became emperor, he determined to inherit the cause of Tang Taizong, appoint talented people, accept the correct opinions of ministers, and carefully govern the country. One year, a serious locust disaster occurred in Henan and other places. When the locusts flew over, the area was so dark that it even blocked out the sun. All the crops in the fields were eaten by locusts. Many people believe that this is a disaster sent by God to people, and there is no way to do it. However, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty followed the opinions of the prime minister at the time (the highest official who helped the emperor govern the country in ancient China) and believed that locusts were just a pest and nothing to be afraid of, so he resolutely eliminated them. Thanks to effective measures, locusts in various places have been controlled.
In the first 20 years of Tang Xuanzong's reign, the Tang Dynasty experienced prosperity. The great poet Du Fu described it this way in his poem "Recalling the Past": "Recalling the heyday of the Kaiyuan Dynasty in the past, there were still thousands of families in the small town. The rice was greasy and the corn was white, and the public and private barns were both abundant." The meaning of the poem refers to the heyday of the Kaiyuan Dynasty. There are tens of thousands of households in a small county. Agriculture has had bumper harvests year after year, public and private warehouses are filled with grain, and people's lives are very prosperous.
During the Kaiyuan period, society was stable, the world was at peace, and commerce and transportation were also very developed. Yangzhou is located at the intersection of the Canal and the Yangtze River, where Chinese and foreign businessmen gather, making the city particularly prosperous. The city of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was even more lively. Envoys, businessmen, scholars, and craftsmen from many countries around the world rushed to the Tang Dynasty to have friendly exchanges, carry out trade, and learn culture and technology. There was an unprecedented prosperous age in China's feudal society, which was the famous "Kaiyuan Prosperous Age" in history.