The old book of tang

It is counted among the twentyfour dynastic histories. Jiu tangshu, or simply the book of tang simplified chinese. Nov 12, 2009 old books smell like grass, with a tang of acidity and a hint of vanilla, according to scientists who have discovered a way to tell the condition of an works by their odour. Before supporting a move i would need to see some stats in the move request showing that there is not a clear primary topic for book of tang.

The tangshu old book of tang compiled in the year 945 recorded that in 828 the tang government issued a decree that standardized irrigational squarepallet chain pumps in the country. A reading of li bos biography in the old history of the tang 177 oe 43 2002 12 topoi, and his list might be considerably expanded10. It was compiled under the direction of liu xu 888947, courtesy name yaoyuan and zhang zhaoyuan jinshi degree 877, courtesy name chizheng during the rule of the later jin 936946, one of the five dynasties 907960. The process took 17 years, being finally presented in 1060. The tang dynasty benefited from the hard work of the earlier sui dynasty which finished the grand canal and rebuilt much of the great wall. Jul 11, 2010 jiutangshu old book of the tang is the first official dynastic history zhengshi of the tang dynasty. First of all, the titles oldnew book of tang are only arbitrarily translated titles. In chapter 6 of the section on the emperors biography in the old book of tang, wu zetian was listed as empress zetian wu zhao. He was the lead editor of the old book of tang, one of the official histories of the preceding tang dynasty, completed during later jin, although most of the work was probably completed during the term of his. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Old book of tang project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The treatises are contained in volumes 11 through 60. Su dingfang simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading book of old and new tang dynasty. New emperor taizong of tang and old book of tang see more old turkic language. Being a relatively quickly compiled work of official history, the old book of tang was a compilation of earlier annals, now lost. A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying muskiness. Old book of tang the reader wiki, reader view of wikipedia.

It was given its name xin new to distinguish it from its predecessor. Marco polo never visited japan, only china, but in a book he mentions the island of chipangu. As fixed and edited in the qing dynasty, the whole. Monographs in tang official historiography perspectives from the. Jul 03, 2010 although the biographies of 331 persons more are included, the compilers of the xintangshu on the other hand omitted the biographies of 61 persons included in the jiujangshu, the first dynastic history of the tang sometimes abbreviated to jiushu the old book. The book contains 100 volumes and 514 sections, it has an abundant content for the period before 846, and scarce material unobtainable from the tongdian, old book of tang, and new book of tang.

The book began when gaozu of later jin ordered its commencement in 941. A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying. Pangeran yide wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Its lead editor, liu xu, the chief minister and director of the national history, redacted. Mentioned frequently in the old book of tang on chinese wikisource works by this author published before january 1, 1926 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness, this unmistakable smell is as much a part of the book as its. The old book of tang jiu tangshu or kutojo in japanese was a book of history compiled by liu xu and others under the reign of shi chonggui of later jin of. Old book of tang all 5 volumes paperback paperback january 1, 1991.

Click here to load authortitle links for the entire current. This page was last edited on 4 october 2020, at 10. Old book of tang set of 2 amazon web exclusive sale paperback. The first classic work about the tang is the old book of tang by liu xu 887946 et al. This book will be useful to scholars on poetry and translation, college students. Book of tang project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Originally compiled during the five dynasties and ten kingdoms period, it was superseded by. Tangshu, jiu tangshu or the old book of tang is the first classic work about the tang dynasty. Emperor gaozu of tang 7 april 566 25 june 635, born li yuan, courtesy name shude, was the founder of the tang dynasty of china, and the first emperor of this dynasty from 618 to 626. It includes 570,000 tang poems, providing fulltext search, repeated poems search, poet bibliography search, and advanced search, and supporting strict data. The work was compiled by a team of scholars of the song dynasty, led by ouyang xiu and song qi it was originally simply called the tangshu book of tang until the 18th century. A very old chinese book with illustrations of the sun and small children, shown against a.

It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read. That old book smell is a mix of grass and vanilla smart. A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness is how an international team of chemists describes the unique odor of old books. Liu xu, the lead editor of the old book of tang, said of su. The han dynasty official sima qian established many of the conventions of the genre. A reading of li bos biography in the old history of the tang. Tangshu, jiu tangshu or the old book of tang is the first classic historical work about the tang dynasty, comprising 200 chapters, and is one of the twentyfour histories. It features essays that explore the content, the structure, and the ideas.

The old book of tang jiu tangshu or kutojo in japanese was a book of history compiled by liu xu and others under the reign of shi chonggui of later jin of the five dynasties and ten kingdoms period in china. Originally compiled during the five dynasties and ten kingdoms period, it was superseded by the new book of tang which was compiled in the song dynasty, but later regained acceptance. In addition, he was known for his successful reactions against. New book of tang academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. It covered the history of the tang dynasty until the reign of emperor wuzong r.

Under the sui dynasty, li yuan was the governor in the area of modernday shanxi, and was based in taiyuan. Madison, wisconsin 1 introduction although li bos poetry is held in high esteem by western students of chinese literature, their. In 660, he also conquered baekje he was born in wuyi, modern hengshui, hebei. They can be translated in at least several dozen valid ways, tang could be written as tang, book can be translated as books, documents, historyies or historical booksdocuments. Old book of tang open access articles open access journals. The old book of tang, or simply the book of tang, is the first classic historical work about the tang. It recounts the rise and fall of the tang dynasty 618 907. Tangshu, is the first classic historical work about the tang dynasty, comprising 200 chapters, and is one of the twentyfour histories. It does nevertheless discuss in detail the books youre interested in, but especially the old book of the tang. This was edited into another history labeled the new book of tang in order to distinguish it, which was a work by the song historians ouyang xiu 10071072, song qi 9981061. Originally compiled during the five dynasties and ten kingdoms period, it was superseded by the new book of tang which was. Her biography followed after the biographies of emperor gaozu of tang biography 1, emperor taizong of tang biography 2 and 3, and emperor gaozong of tang biography 4 and 5. As noted above the treatises are greatly expanded compared with the old book of tang.

In an interview with msnbcs ari melber, the wu tang clan architect discussed how being stuck at home amid the global crisis resulted in him focusing on music. Oct 30, 2020 since rzas not on the move like hed normally be, he even found time to track down an old book of lyrics for the cure. Tang shu, is the first classic historical work about the tang dynasty, comprising 200 chapters, and is one of the twentyfour histories. The zizhi tongjian asserted that li chongrun was forced to commit suicide, but the old book of tang and the new book of tang asserted in. Others claim that japan came from malaysian jihpun or something similar, which came from a southern chinese dialect reading of nippon. The new book of tang xin tangshu, generally translated as new history of the tang, or new tang history, is a work of official history covering the tang. Drawing on the ancient chinese poetic tradition and the european baroque art. New emperor taizong of tang and old book of tang see more. This book examines the role of medieval authors in writing the history of ancient science. It was during the tang dynasty that drinking tea became a leisure activity and the author lu yu wrote a description on the art of drinking tea called the classic of tea. The book of tang, or the old book of tang is the first classic work about the tang dynasty. The tang huiyao is an institutional history of the tang dynasty compiled by wang pu and presented to emperor taizu of song in 961. Old book of tang all 5 volumes paperback paperback january 1, 1991 by liu xu author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.

It recorded geography, people, customs, history, religions, languages and cultures of about 140 countries, which provided precious data for studying history and geography. Jul 19, 2012 a combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness is how an international team of chemists describes the unique odor of old books in a study. Dec 18, 2019 the discovery fills an important gap as there is no biography for xue shao in the old book of tang and the new book of tang, two classic pieces recording the tang dynastys history, and helps the study of the epigraphs and the tomb layouts, as well as the political culture of the period, li said. Xuanzang, tang monk, pilgrim to the west in the tang dynasty.

Old book of tang wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. May 16, 2019 pilgrim to the west in the tang dynasty. Price new from used from paperback, january 1, 1991 please retry paperback. Rza dug up an old lyric book to work on longawaited album. However, the weight of textual evidence from the old book of tang, new book of tang, the samguk sagi, the nihon shoki as well as other ancient sources would support a 37 bce or middle first century bce foundation date for goguryeo. Starting with the tang dynasty, each dynasty established an official office to write the history of its predecessor using official court records. For the tang dynasty in particular, dennis twitchetts official history under the tang might be worth looking at, but might be a bit academic. New book of tang project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The annals of the tang emperors are covered in volumes 110. Hello friends, i am desperately seeking two classical chinese histories in translation.

The old book of tang did, elsewhere, indicate that li chongfu, not li chongzhao, was nominally in charge. Emperor wuzong of tang july 2, 814 april 22, 846, ne li chan, later changed to li yan just before his death, was an emperor of the tang dynasty of china, reigning from 840 to 846. This expanded the tang s western borders to their farthest extent deep into central asia, close to modern iran. Wu tang fans first heard about the album over two decades ago, but it. All structured data from the main, property, lexeme, and entityschema namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. They are a feature against which the reader should be constantly on his guard, as they are as often attempts to link the subject with some paragon. Emperor wuzong is mainly known in modern times for the religious persecution that occurred during his reign. In 1044, however, emperor renzong of song ordered a new compilation of tang history, based on his belief that the original old book of tang was wanting in organisation and comprehensiveness. He then unified yangtong, defeated the azha tuyuhun, and then conquered two more qiang tribes before threatening songzhou with an army of more than 200,000 men.

The old book of tang is often named such but it is also frequently called simply the book of tang. The old book of tang the old book of tang jiu tangshu or kutojo in japanese was a book of history compiled by liu xu and others under the reign of shi chonggui of later jin of the five dynasties and ten kingdoms period in china. Wilkinson notes that the annals in the new book of tang are considerably shorter than the old book of tang. But the tang later came back with more troops and defeated gogoryeo in 668. May 01, 2012 the smell of old books isnt pleasant, exactly, but it is unmistakable and powerfully evocative. Zhtspw, is a classic work of history about the tang dynasty edited by ouyang xiu and song qi and other official scholars of the song dynasty. The old book of tang, or simply the book of tang, is the first classic historical work about the tang dynasty, comprising 200 chapters, and is one of the twentyfour histories. The emperor called for a revision of the former book of tang in 1044. Old book of tang, tang shu, compiled under liu xu in 945 old history of the five dynasties, wudai shi, compiled under xue juzheng in 974 new history of the five dynasties.

Books of the twentyfour histories new world encyclopedia. It seems that there is a primary topic here as per wp. Apparently, the smell of old books is, a combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness. Emperor taizong of tang unionpedia, the concept map. The book of tea and the popularization of tea drinking culture in the tang china. The old book of tang, or simply the book of tang, is the first classic historical work about the tang dynasty, comprising 200 chapters, and is one of the.