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Sui Dynasty (580-618 CE)

Sui Dynasty (580-618 CE). Reunited China after Era of Division led by Wendi and later Yangdi Digging of Grand Canal Continuing Buddhist influence. Grand Canal. Map of Sui Dynasty. Tang Dynasty 618-907. Tang China.

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Sui Dynasty (580-618 CE)

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  1. Sui Dynasty (580-618 CE) • Reunited China after Era of Division • led by Wendi and later Yangdi • Digging of Grand Canal • Continuing Buddhist influence

  2. Grand Canal

  3. Map of Sui Dynasty

  4. Tang Dynasty 618-907

  5. Tang China • Rule by outsiders – the Tang were northern nomadic peoples & NOT the same ethnic group who ruled the Han Dynasty • Trade Contacts: trade in silk and other luxury goods to Korea, Japan, and elsewhere. • City of Chang’an: international city with many foreign residents. Population over 1 million. • Tributary relationships: Many areas paid tribute to the Tang emperor to maintain good relations

  6. Era of Chinese political expansion and influence Rebuilt and expanded imperial bureaucracy and exam system Agricultural surpluses and trade and tribute systems Tang China

  7. Map of Tang Dynasty

  8. Tang Dynasty and Buddhism Influence of Buddhism reaches its height under Empress Wu (690-705) Increasing fear of Buddhism in China due to: • Not paying taxes • Couldn’t be drafted for labor • Values not to state and family but individual Anti-Buddhist backlash occurs in 800’s --monasteries destroyed --monks and nuns forced to return to civilian life

  9. Economic modernism (scroll activity) Neo-Confucianism Continued expansion of exam system Declining regional influence Song Dynasty (960-1279)

  10. Neo-Confucianism • Revival of Confucian thought • Hostility to foreign ideas and influence • Emphasis on patriarchy and traditional relationships

  11. Declining role of women: footbinding, concubines, etc. Reconciled Confucianism with Buddhism with concept of li(universal spirit) Neo-Confucianism

  12. Map of Northern Song Dynasty1100 CE

  13. Map of Southern Song Dynasty1200 CE

  14. Tang and Song ChinaRenaissance and Prosperity • Increasing agricultural production • Champa rice from Vietnam • Heavy iron plow in north • Water buffalo in south • Increasing Population • 45 m. in 600 CE to 115 m. in 1200 CE • Urbanization • Technological and Financial Inventions

  15. The Chinese cultural “package” • The Chinese cultural “Package” included: • Confucianism • Chinese versions of Buddhism, including Chen Buddhism • The Chinese Writing system • Chinese architectural styles, including urban planning • System of government, including system of ranks, titles, and functions

  16. The Big Picture • Approaching 1000 CE, due to the spread of ideas, cultures, etc in East Asia, areas became more similar – CON-vergence • Mostly this meant that Korea, Japan, and Vietnam adopted parts of Chinese culture • After the fall of the Tang (app. 1000 CE), Japan, Korea, and Vietnam start changing to become more different (DI-vergence) • This pattern is GLOBAL in scope – it was also happening throughout Afro-Eurasia

  17. China 500-1200 Changes: • Chinese expansion and hegemony (influence) over other parts of East and Southeast Asia • Increased agricultural production and population growth • Cultural and technological innovation Continuities • Rebuilding of empire (dynastic cycle) • Revival of Confucian thought • Patriarchy and decline in position of women

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