From Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty to the early days of Emperor Gaozong
Du Fu, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, described the scene of the prosperous Kaiyuan era in his poem "Recalling the Past": Recalling the heyday of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the small town still has thousands of treasures. Family room. The rice is dripping with fat and the corn is white, and both the public and private warehouses are abundant. There are no jackals and tigers on the roads of Kyushu, and the sunrise is auspicious for long journeys. Qi Wan and Lu's carriages are moving in shifts, and the men plowing the fields and the women mulching trees keep up with each other. From the poems, we can get a glimpse of the prosperity and prosperity of the Kaiyuan period.
During the Tang Dynasty, agriculture had great development, mainly as follows:
1. In the production practice, farmers in the Tang Dynasty improved the structure of the plow, made the curved shaft plow, and created
New irrigation tool barrel truck.
2. Large-scale water conservancy construction. A series of irrigation canals were dug in the Yellow River and Yangtze River basins, and old canals and river weirs were built.
3. Cut open a lot of wasteland. Working people created a lot of wealth, and the Tang government levied a large amount of grain and cloth from farmers every year. The population increased greatly, and the number of households during Xuanzong's reign was nearly three times that of Tang Taizong's.
The handicraft industry in the Tang Dynasty also developed greatly, mainly in:
1. Silk weaving industry: Dingzhou, Yizhou, and Yangzhou are all famous for weaving damask brocade with special patterns. . There are various varieties,
There is a flower and bird pattern brocade, with a large group of colorful flowers as the center, surrounded by flying birds and scattered flowers, which is gorgeous and moving,
reflects the superb brocade weaving technology of the Tang Dynasty.
2. Ceramic industry: Xingzhou white porcelain is like silver like snow, and Yuezhou celadon is like jade like ice. He also created the famous
"Tang Sancai", which is a white pottery body, painted with colorless glaze, and then decorated with yellow, green and cyan colors
with bright colors. , beautiful appearance.
3. Paper industry: Xuanzhou and Yizhou are both very famous for their paper.
Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was not only the political center of the country, but also the center of economic and cultural exchanges among Asian countries.
There were ethnic minorities from various countries and people from all over Asia, becoming a city An international city.
The Tang Dynasty was an important development period for China's multi-ethnic unified country. At that time, various ethnic groups were further integrated,
economic and cultural exchanges between ethnic groups became closer, and the territory of the Tang Dynasty was unprecedentedly vast. During the Tang Dynasty, there were Turks and Uighurs in the north first and then the Mouban people in the northeast. The Tang Dynasty established the Duhufu and the Dudufu on the northern border. There are Nanzhao and Tubo in the southwest; Nanzhao is the ancestor of the Yi and Bai people, and once accepted the title of the King of Yunnan from the Tang Dynasty
Tubo is the ancestor of the Tibetan people, and has intermarryed with the Tang several times, maintaining the "harmony and being one family" ”
Intimate relationship. At that time, all ethnic groups in the border areas made outstanding contributions to the development of the Chinese nation.
During the Tang Dynasty, China's economy and culture were in an advanced position in the world, and its external communications were more developed than in the past. The exchanges between the Tang Dynasty
and Asia, Europe and other countries were unprecedented. The Tang Dynasty and Silla on the Korean Peninsula have always maintained friendly relations. The relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Japan was even closer, and the culture of the Tang Dynasty had a great influence on Japan. From its political system to its living customs, Japan was influenced by Chinese culture. There were frequent envoy exchanges between the Tang Dynasty and the Indian Peninsula, and Xuanzang's journey to the west became a good story in the history of Sino-foreign relations. The Tang Dynasty also had good relations with
Persia and Dashi in West Asia. Chinese ceramics and other products were continuously shipped to this place, and items from West Asia were also
imported to China.