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Historically, the Han and Tang Dynasties are known as the “Golden Ages” of China. The prosperity of the Tang surpasses that of the Han, and takes its rightful place at the pinnacle of Chinese history. The Sui Dynasty is considered a transitional period, and the Tang Dynasty as an era of “Great Order”.
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Mou, Z. (2023). National Scale of the Tripartite Balance Between Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, and Its Normalization (The Sui and Tang Dynasties). In: A Brief History of the Relationship Between Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7206-5_5
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