Chang'an
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Chang'an, located in China's Shaanxi Province, was the capital city of several Chinese dynasties, including the Western Han and the Tang, from 202 BC to 907 AD. At various times, it was the largest ci
Que towers along the walls of Tang-era Chang'an, as depicted in this c. 701 mural from Li Chongrun's tomb at the Qianling Mausoleum in Shaanxi
A terracotta horse head from Han-era Chang'an
The Greater Wild Goose Pagoda, built in AD 652, was located in the southeast sector of Tang-era Chang'an.
The Lesser Wild Goose Pagoda, built in AD 709, was located in the central sector of Tang-era Chang'an.
Tang dynasty
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The Tang dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kin
Chang'an
…Chang'an, located in China's Shaanxi Province, was the capital city of several Chinese dynasties, including the Western Han and the Tang, from 202 BC to 907 AD. At various times, it was the largest city in the world. Its name was subsequently changed, and during the Ming dynasty period…
Portrait of Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566–635) dating to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Tang emissaries to the Sogdian king Varkhuman in Samarkand (648–651) – Afrasiab murals
7th-century Sogdian Huteng dancer – Xiuding temple pagoda, Anyang, Henan
Foreign ambassadors visiting the Tang court – the Portraits of Periodical Offering by Yan Liben (601–673)