The Tang Dynasty was a peak period in ancient Chinese history"The prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty".The good name of the city.
At that time, the Tang Dynasty was not only strong, culturally and economically prosperous, but also very open from the perspective of social atmosphere.
So to what extent did the Tang Dynasty open up?
Although it has always been a society in which men were superior to women in ancient times, the Tang Dynasty was an exception, and there was even the first and only female emperor Wu Zetian in Chinese history, which shows how high the status of women was at that time.
And this can be seen from the way women dress themselves. The characteristics of women's clothing in the Tang Dynasty are three words: thin, transparent, and exposed.
Women in the Tang Dynasty will not only expose all the neck parts, but also wear low-cut short jackets inside, and when they go out, they will put on a thin layer of gauze outside, and the skirt will be elegant and agile when they walk, looking very swaying.
Fang Qian, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, saw this scene and wrote a poem:
"The pink chest half hides the suspicion of the snow, and the drunken eyes slanted back to the small sample knife".From this poem, it is not difficult to see that at that time, the Tang Dynasty regarded plumpness as beauty and white as beauty, and regarded women's plumpness and snow whiteness as a manifestation of beauty.
In addition, women in the Tang Dynasty can also wear ** on the street, it is said that once during the palace family banquet, Tang Gaozong's favorite daughter Princess Taiping wore a ** to attend.
And Tang Gaozong not only blamed her, but also asked her with a smile why she was dressed like this.
Since ancient times, China has been a country of etiquette, and attaches great importance to the principles of human ethics, even in modern times, some things that violate ethics will still be condemned by people.
But during the Tang Dynasty, people's ethical concepts were very open, and if you want to ask why, you can only say yesUplink and downThere is a way to learn from it, because the rulers of the Tang Dynasty "played well" with each other.
Take Wu Zetian as an example, when she first entered the palace, she was Li Shimin's concubine, and the name "Wu Meiniang" was given to her by Li Shimin. But later, Li Shimin was old and frail and sick in bed, but Wu Zetian was with Li Zhi again.
After Li Shimin's death, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian was forced to become a nun, but even so, the two could not be separated.
Li Zhi, who was in power, took Wu Zetian back from Ganye Temple, and canonized Wu Zetian as the queen, that isLi Zhi eventually married his mother-in-law
And in the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, there is another story of betraying morality that destroys the three views-Ba daughter-in-law, the protagonist in this story is famousYang Guifei and Tang Xuanzong
Yang Guifei was originally the son of Tang XuanzongThe wife of King Shou, just because at a banquet, he was looked down upon by his father-in-law Tang Xuanzong, and later he was forcibly brought into the palace, and Tang Xuanzong's daughter-in-law became his little wife.
You see, everyone in the royal family is like this, and the people below are even more unscrupulous, so the concept of ethics and marriage and love in the Tang Dynasty were very open.
In addition to the openness of the social atmosphere, the reason why the Tang Dynasty was able to become a dynasty with both ancient Chinese culture and economy blossomed was because of itBe open and inclusivepolicy.
Unlike the Ming and Qing dynasties, which closed the country, the Tang Dynasty practiced itOpening-up policyIn order to conduct ** exchanges with foreign countries, the Tang Dynasty would take out 13,000 stone of grain from the treasury every year to entertain foreign merchants.
In the Wu Zetian period, the Tang Dynasty gave different grains to other countries according to the national conditions of different countries.
Moreover, in order to better conduct trade, Tang ** also established a special ** agency in Guangzhou, called"City Division".
In order to protect the rights and interests of foreign merchants, the Tang Dynasty also promulgated corresponding laws to exempt foreign merchants from certain harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes.
And the Tang Dynasty did notThose who are not of my race will have different heartsAs long as you have a skill, no matter what your background, you can be reused by the imperial court.
Throughout the history of feudal dynasties, only the status of women in the Tang Dynasty was the highest, especially in the Wu Zetian period, female officials could be appointed without taboo, and ordinary women were allowed to enter and exit the palace gate at will, and take the royal road of the Son of Heaven.
Not only did the first female emperor in history come out, but also outShangguan Wan'er, the famous "women's prime minister".It's amazing.
It can be seen that whether it is open-mindedness or open-mindedness, it will make a country stronger.
The wise decisions made during the Tang Dynasty made the Tang Dynasty the most prestigious "prosperous dynasty" in history, and also allowed us to absorb the excellent culture of other countries and achieve a unique Chinese civilization.