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The Reunification of China. Ms. Jerome. The Emergence of the Tang and the Restoration of the Empire Rebuilding the Bureaucracy The Growing Importance of the Examination SystemState and Religion in the Tang-Song Era The Anti-Buddhist Backlash Increased Patriarchy
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The Reunificationof China Ms. Jerome
The Emergence of the Tang and the Restoration of the Empire • Rebuilding the Bureaucracy • The Growing Importance of the Examination • SystemStateand Religion in the Tang-Song Era • The Anti-Buddhist Backlash • Increased Patriarchy • Tang Decline and the Rise of the Song3
Patriarchy in China • Confucianism • The male bias in China is deeply rooted in Chinese traditions which leads parents to want their first child to be a boy. • Confucianism regards male children as more desirable since they provide security for the elderly, work and are important for the performance of ancestral rites.