中国文化通览唐朝介绍.ppt

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUTWU ZE TIAN? The only empress---WuZetian . Wu Zetian was born of a royal lineage during the Tang Dynasty. She entered Emperor Taizongs harem when she was 13 and that of the successive emperor Gaozong after. A master of manipulation, Wu Zetian persuaded the emperor to declare her one rank below the empress consort. Eventually, the Emperor married Wu. When Gaozong suffered a stroke five years later, Wu governed behind the scenes. She created a secret police force to spy on her opposition, jailing or killing those who stood in her way. After Gaozongs death she reigned through puppet emperors, her sons Zhongzong and Ruizong. She finally proclaimed herself Emperor, the first woman to do so. Wu ruled until her 80s when she was unable to thwart a coup. She died shortly after. contributions She was fair to the peasantry, lowering taxes, raising agricultural production, and strengthening public works. reduced the size of the standing army, and replaced aristocrats in the government with scholars. campaigned to elevate the status of women. Paid attention to military defense . Employed talented people. Because a piece of painted pottery have three or more basic colors, known as the old three. There are white or yellow to green color Xiuzhong hanging strip. Tri colored glazed pottery is a white, yellow, green or yellow, green, blue, red and other colored glaze and staggered in a piece of pottery. Colored glaze shape the mottled dripping As its unique artistic style. The design to the designs of composite flowers and small flowers. The Tang Dynasty is mainly famous celadon and white porcelain, the smooth as Jade Maiden fair in that era, with Lei Bing snow to describe. Compared with the white porcelain, Tang Dynasty celadon is undoubtedly in the characteristics and art is more well-known. Celadon can be said to be in the Tang and Song Dynasties The Tang Dynasty porcelain represents the period of its beauty, porcelain, texture, luster degree is more e