ABSTRACT
The Splendor of the Tang Under Tang rule China achieved a new highpoint in prosperity, cultural sophistication and greatness, and imperial power. & e cosmopolitan Tang capital at Chang’an, where the Han had ruled, was the world’s largest city, with about 2 million inhabitants. & e imperial civil service and examinations were reestablished, and learning and the arts = ourished. & e Tang is still seen as the greatest period of Chinese poetry, especially in the work of Li Bo (701-762) and Du Fu (712-770).
