After listening to the influence of a certain Zen master on Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Cambodia had a whim, and looked at a certain Zen master with both eyes, "In the Tang Dynasty, what kind of status did Buddhism and Taoism occupy, including the rulers and the common people. In addition, it is said that Li Bai officially entered Taoism, and Bai Juyi, Wang Wei and others advocated Buddhism. ”

A certain Zen master: The ruler of Li Tang regarded himself as a descendant of Lao Tzu and promoted Taoism. At the same time, Tang Taizong sent Xuanzang Xi to learn scriptures and promote Buddhism.

In 618 AD, Li Yuan and his son used the power of the peasant revolt to establish a new unified Tang dynasty. They accepted the historical lessons of the fall of the Sui Dynasty, adopted a series of policies to develop production, stabilize people's livelihood, and consolidate social order. As an important part of the ideology of the Tang Dynasty, Buddhist culture also reached its heyday. On the basis of the formation of Buddhist sects in the Sui Dynasty, many new sects were established after entering the Tang Dynasty. These sects were supported by a highly developed monastic economy, creating their own huge theoretical systems, representing the highest level of philosophical thinking at that time, influencing a large number of scholars and influencing the trend of thought of the times, and the further popularization of Buddhism penetrated into the daily life of the people, so that some basic teachings of Buddhism also became popular concepts.

The attitude of the emperors of the Tang Dynasty towards Buddhism was due to the fact that there were few true believers, and it was generally politically considered, and it was mainly reflected in the arrangement of the relationship between Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. On the whole, the Tang Dynasty adopted a policy of taking Confucianism as the main body and harmonizing and applying the three religions, which showed that the methods and means of ideological domination began to mature, which had a great impact on the development of Buddhism.

Since the accession of Li Yuan, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has entered a prosperous period.

The Tang Dynasty succeeded the Sui Dynasty as a unified dynasty, with a total of 21 emperors and 289 years of reign, which is recognized as one of the most powerful eras in China.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, launched the Jinyang Mutiny in 617, and established the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an the following year. After Tang Taizong succeeded to the throne, he created the rule of Zhenguan, and Tang Gaozong inherited the legacy of Zhenguan to create the rule of Yonghui, and then Wu Zetian once took the Tang Dynasty as the Zhou Dynasty and restored the Tang Dynasty after the Shenlong Revolution. After Tang Xuanzong ascended the throne, he made great efforts to create a prosperous era of economic prosperity, four Yi Binfu, and the coming of all states.

At the end of Tianbao, the population of the country reached about 80 million. After the Anshi Rebellion, the division of feudal towns and the dictatorship of eunuchs led to the gradual decline of national strength, and in the middle and later periods, the governance of Yuanhe Zhongxing, Huichang Zhongxing, and Dazhong was revived. In 878, the Huangchao Rebellion broke out, destroying the foundation of Tang rule, and in 907, Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty fell, and China entered the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

The Tang Dynasty was the largest and the only unified Central Plains dynasty that did not build the Great Wall.

The Tang Dynasty had diversified characteristics in science and technology, culture, economy and art, and a large number of famous artists emerged in poetry, calligraphy and painting, such as the poet immortal Li Bai, the poet saint Du Fu, Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan of Yan muscles and willow bones, the painter saint Wu Daozi and Li Sixun, and the musician Li Guinian. The culture of the Tang Dynasty was inclusive, and it accepted ethnic groups from all over the world to exchange and learn, forming an open international culture.

The Tang Dynasty was ranked as the most powerful empire in the world along with the Arab Empire at that time, and its reputation spread far and wide, and it had contacts with Asian and European countries. After the Tang Dynasty, overseas mostly called Chinese Tang people.