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The Tang dynasty is often called China's "golden age," a period of commercial, religious, and cultural connections from Korea and Japan to the Persian Gulf, and a time of unsurpassed literary creativity. Mark Lewis captures a dynamic era in which the empire reached its greatest geographical extent under Chinese rule, painting and ceramic arts flourished, women played a major role both as rulers and in the economy, and China produced its finest lyric poets in Wang Wei, Li Bo, and Du Fu.

China --- History --- HISTORY / Asia / China. --- China - History - Tang dynasty, 618-907

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Since the 1990s, the urban landscape of China has witnessed revolutionary changes that are unrivalled in any country of the world throughout history. Rapid urbanization, facilitated by the modern planning mechanism for growth, provides a feast for property developers. Yet, associated urban problems such as housing affordability, traffic congestion, energy consumption, and environmental deterioration are aggravated. This book takes a historic approach to investigate the planning philosophy, urban form and life of the past. Through a detailed study of urban development from early times through the imperial period with a focus on the Tang-Song dynasties, this book attempts to articulate the good qualities of urban landscapes from the past that still have instructive value for modern practices. The focus on the Tang-Song period is not only because China was the most advanced civilization of its time, but also because it underwent a similar process of "urbanization", evident by tremendous economic growth, a dramatic rise of urban population, and an extended building boom. Through evaluating the streets, city layout, public places, urban communities, houses and gardens, and using interdisciplinary research in urban planning, urban design, architecture, history, and cultural studies, this book asserts that the past is quintessentially important. The past not only truthfully records the course of social and cultural formation of urban community and its associated physical fabric, but also regulates the directions we may take in the future.

Urbanization --- City and town life --- City planning --- History --- City and town life. --- City planning. --- Tang Dynasty (China). --- Urbanization. --- 420-907. --- China. --- Urbanization - China - History - Tang dynasty, 618-907 --- Urbanization - China - History - Liu Song dynasty, 420-479 --- City and town life - China - History - Tang dynasty, 618-907 --- City and town life - China - History - Liu Song dynasty, 420-479 --- City planning - China - History - Tang dynasty, 618-907 --- City planning - China - History - Liu Song dynasty, 420-479

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Taoism --- Astral body --- History --- China --- Religion --- S13A/0401 --- Body, Astral --- Body, Subtle --- Subtle body --- Parapsychology --- Theosophy --- China: Religion--Popular religion: Taoism --- History. --- Religion. --- Taoism - China - History --- Astral body - China - History --- China - Religion - History --- China - History - Tang dynasty, 618-907

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Etiquette --- Rites and ceremonies --- History --- China --- S04/0630 --- S11/0600 --- China: History--Sui and Tang: 589 - 907 --- China: Social sciences--Customs, etiquette --- S04/0650 --- Ceremonies --- Condolence, Etiquette of --- Manners --- Politeness --- Usages --- Conduct of life --- Manners and customs --- China: History--Song, Liao, Jin: 960 - 1278 --- Etiquette - China - History --- Rites and ceremonies - China - History --- China - History - Tang dynasty, 618-907 --- China - History - Song dynasty, 960-1279