The golden age of China is generally considered to be Song not Tang, especially in culture, trade, and other areas. It is a period that claim over 30% literacy rate. Tang looks impressive militarily, but it is Song that defines the "Chinese-ness" if you will.
when time allows, you might want to read up on works by wang gungwu of Harvard. he deals in the "Chineseness" of Chinese and would totally shot down the notion of "The Chinese civilization did change over 4000 years"
when time allows, you might want to read up on works by wang gungwu of Harvard. he deals in the "Chineseness" of Chinese and would totally shot down the notion of "The Chinese civilization did change over 4000 years"
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