Tang Dynasty Capitals: Chang'an and Luoyang (jan 1, 619 – dec 31, 906)

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Capitals: Chang'an and Luoyang
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Li Yuan and the Ministry of Rites (620 C.E.)
Significance: Li Yuan was the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the Ministry of Rites administered the examinations for positions in the bureaucracy.
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Chan (Zen) Buddhism (700-1279 C.E.)
Significance: It was popular to elite classes and stressed meditation.
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Empress Wu (c. 700 C.E.)
Significance: Most supportive ruler to Buddhism; commissioned many Buddhist paintings and sculptures.
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Li Bo and poetry (701-762 C.E.)
Significance: Important to Zen Buddhism. Came with neo-Confucianism.