Regular script and cursive script were popular in the Tang Dynasty. During the Tang Dynasty, calligraphers emerged in large numbers. Ouyang Xun and Yu Shinan were both famous calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty. Ouyang Xun's regular script is rigorous and rigorous, and his famous works include "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Ming".
Yu Shinan’s regular script font is soft and round. Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan were famous calligraphers in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. Yan Zhenqing's regular script is thick and thick, containing muscles and bones, strong and free. His representative works include "Duobao Pagoda Stele" and "Yan's Family Temple Stele"; Liu Gongquan's handwriting is strong and strong, and his representative works include "Mysterious Pagoda Stele", known to the world as Yan Liuer His calligraphy is "Yan Jin Liu Gu". Zhang Xu and Huai Su were masters of cursive calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty (618-907) was a unified dynasty after the Sui Dynasty. It had 21 emperors and lived for 289 years. Because the royal surname was Li, Therefore, it is also called Li Tang and is recognized as one of the most powerful eras in China.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, all the heroes in the world came together. In 617, Duke Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty raised troops in Jinyang. The following year, he proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an and established the Tang Dynasty. After Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he initiated the "Government of Zhenguan". Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty inherited the legacy of Zhenguan and initiated the "Government of Yonghui". In 690, Wu Zetian replaced the Tang Dynasty with the Zhou Dynasty and established the capital in Luoyang, which was known as Wu Zhou in history. After the Shenlong Revolution, the title of the Tang Dynasty was restored.
After Tang Xuanzong came to the throne, he worked hard to govern and created a prosperous Kaiyuan era when all nations came to dynasty. Tianbaomo has a population of about 80 million. After the Anshi Rebellion, the separatist rule of vassal towns and the dictatorial power of eunuchs led to the gradual decline of national power. In the middle and late period, the country recovered through the Yuanhe Zhongxing, Huichang Zhongxing, and Dazhong Zhongxing. In 878, the Huangchao Uprising broke out and destroyed the foundation of the Tang Dynasty's rule. In 907, Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty fell, and China entered the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
The Tang Dynasty had an unprecedentedly vast territory and was the first unified dynasty that did not build the Great Wall. The territory of the Tang Dynasty exceeded the boundaries of modern China in the west and north.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia entry ?Tang Dynasty