Tang Dynasty

• It was founded by the Li (李) family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire.
Two famous female in Tang
• Who are they? • Why? beautiful • cleverness • talent •
• Goose Luo Bingwang （ 626?-684）
• Goose, Goose, Goose, Hi! • You th a long-crooked neck sing to the sky, • Floating on green water by feathers in white, • With red-webbed feet stirring in blue dye.
poetry of the Tang Dynasty唐诗[táng shī]
• Tang dynasty often considered as the Golden Age of Chinese poetry. • During the Tang Dynasty, poetry continued to be an important part of social life at all levels of society. Scholars were required to master poetry for the civil service examinations, but the art was theoretically available to everyone. This led to a large record of poetry and poets, a partial record of which survives today. Two of the most famous poets of the period were Du Fu and Li Bai
Yang Yuhuan杨玉环
• She married to Li Mao when she was 17 years old. Five years later, emperor Li Longji fell in love with her and asked her leave her husband to live with him. And Li Longji is Li Mao’s father.
Empress Wu武则天[wǔ zé tiān] • She is the first and the last empress in Chinese history.(the only one) • When she 14 years old, she became one of Li Shimin’s concubines.
• 《旅夜书怀》 • 杜甫 • 细草微风岸，危樯独夜舟。 • 星垂平野阔，月涌大江流。 • 名岂文章著，官应老病休。 • 飘飘何所似？天地一沙鸥。 • 宇文所安的英译文是： • Writing of my feelings ，Traveling by night • Slender grasses， breeze faint on the shore； • Here， the looming mast， the lonely night boat. • Stars hang down on the breadth of the plain， • The moon gushes in the great river's current. • My name shall not be known from my writing， • Sick， growing old， I must yield up my post. • Wind-tossed， fluttering—what is my likeness？ • In Heaven and Earth， a single gull of the sands.
• 乐府 李白 清平调之一 云想衣裳花想容， 春风拂槛露华浓。 若非群玉山头见， 会向瑶台月下逢。 Folk-song-styled-verse Li Bai A SONG OF PURE HAPPINESS I
Her robe is a cloud, her face a flower; Her balcony, glimmering with the bright spring dew, Is either the tip of earth's Jade Mountain Or a moon- edged roof of paradise
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Tang Dynasty
Tang唐朝 ( AD618~907）
Besides,in that time woman dress up like boys is fashionable.
the Giant Stone Buddha at Leshan Mountain 乐山大佛[lè shān dà fó] • /v_show/id_XMzE2ODE zNzY=.html
The Hu Culture Influence of Fashion in the Tang Dynasty
In Tang dynasty, people hold the opinion that fat woman means healthy and beautiful. The imperial family has minority blood relationship. Their figure looks more bigger, therefore, they think fat people are beautiful.
• li po李白[lǐ bái]
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• Tu Fu杜甫[dù fǔ]
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李世民Li Shimin(The second emperor in Tang)
• 12 years later, she married to Li Shimin’s son.(Li Zhi李治The third emperor in Tang) • After Li Zhi died, she controlled the politic power.