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:''Capitals: [[Chang'an]], [[Luoyang]]''
According to historian Mark Edward Lewis:
:Most Chinese regard the Tang dynasty (618-907) as the high point of Imperial China, both politically and culturally. The empire reached its greatest size prior to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, becoming the center of and East Asian world linked by religion, script, and many economic and political institutions. Moreover, Tang writers produce the finest poetry in China's great lyric tradition.<ref>Mark Edward Lewis, ''China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty'' (2012). p. 1</ref>
The [[Tang dynasty]] was founded by [[Emperor Gaozu of Tang|Emperor Gaozu]] on 18 June 618. It was a [[Pax Sinica|golden age of Chinese civilization]] with significant developments in art, literature, particularly [[Tang poetry|poetry]], and technology. Buddhism became the predominant religion for common people. [[Chang'an]] (modern [[Xi'an]]), the national capital, was the [[List of largest cities throughout history|largest city in the world of its time]].<ref>Mark Edward Lewis, ''China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty'' (2012). [http://www.amazon.com/Chinas-Cosmopolitan-Empire-Dynasty-Imperial/dp/0674064011/ excerpt].</ref>
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