This story appears in the June 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The world economy in the ninth century had two powerful engines. One was Tang dynasty China, an empire stretching from ...

Her rule during the Tang Dynasty (624705 AD) coincided with China accounting for approximately 23% of the global economy. This translates to an astounding $15 trillion in today's currency ...

Empress Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to rule as emperor, remains a figure of fascination and debate. Born in ...

warriors and painted tomb guarding beasts, all over one meter high, are lively shaped. All these are materials contributing to the study of Tang Dynasty’s politics, economy and culture.

They looked to Tang Dynasty rulers in order to use their experiences ... which positively affected the development of both ...