Discusses On The Multi-dimensional Development Of The Tang Dynasty Culture

As the prosperous time in which the feudal society of our country develops, Tang Dynasty is a historical stage which inherits the past and usher in the future. Her accumulation of the achievement which the thousand of years of Chinese feudal society had been accomplished, coupled with a series of transformations in politics, economy, thought, and culture, cause its civilized politics, the booming economy, the prosperous culture, the developed transportation, the powerful national strength. The high ancient civilization causes it to present the multi-dimensional scene that The Tang Dynasty not only was the gorgeous core of the East Asian civilized circle, also was the most prosperous country in the global scope, standing valiantly in the East and leading the trends in the world. Any high level of development, and the representative cultural system are always based on the solid material and economic basis provided by certain social history condition. The Tang Dynasty's multi-dimensional culture development is the product of its inheritance and creation abundant economic basis. In addition, its enlightened political context, the developed transportation, the frequent foreign exchange, more scientific system of selecting talents as well as many emperors' love with culture and their attention on it, all is its moves towards the magnificent power. The Tang Dynasty culture is an important stage where Chinese material and spiritual civilization develop well, which is named the rare and beautiful flower in cultural history. Not only has it climbed to the culture peak in Chinese feudal period, also it has made the world culture peak at that time. From sociological, the historic and the literary angle, this article tries to inquire into the concrete manifestation of Tang Dynasty's multi-dimensional cultural development, the characteristics, reasons and its enlightenment.The main text is divided into four parts:The first part: the concrete manifestation of Tang Dynasty's multi-dimensional cultural achievement. It mainly manifests in the rapid development and the magnificent achievements of poetry, prose, calligraphy, drawing, sculpture, religion, romance, word, play, music, dance, version printing, clothing, diet, building, transportation, philosophy, history, customs as well as astronomy calendar. In view of Tang Dynasty with a rich culture, this article stresses the Tang Dynasty's achievements in the poetry, the prose, the calligraphy, the drawing, the sculpture, and the religion, with poetry mainly focused on. The second part: the multi-dimensional development characteristics of the Tang Dynasty culture. The Tang Dynasty culture first is an open culture interacted with the culture of foreign countries. Next, the Tang Dynasty culture is paralleled to its political influence. Third, the Tang Dynasty culture was at that time the mixture of the north and south culture. Fourth, the Tang Dynasty culture is a culture where the monopoly and the inheritance unified.The third part: the reasons of the Tang Dynasty multi-dimensional cultural development. The Tang dynasty carries on the inheritance of Yang and Sui Dynasty, implementing prosperous feudal economy which rests and builds up strength causes, which has provided the abundant material base for its multi-dimensional cultural development. Its open politics, long time unification and relatively stable social environment have provided the good creative environment for the Tang Dynasty culture development and its prosperity. The carrying out of the system of selecting talents by the imperial civil service examination, coupled with the transportation development home and abroad, promoted the Tang Dynasty culture development. The ingestion of foreign cultural outstanding ingredient, nutritious, substantial, has developed this nation's culture. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty culture development and its prosperity, are attached to the fact that many emperors of Tang Dynasty adore and stress culture.The fourth part: the historical enlightenment of Tang Dynasty cultural multi-dimensional development. The Tang Dynasty culture is one of the crest of our country's feudal culture, its magnificent achievement respected and admired by the offspring, giving many inspirations to develop contemporary Chinese national culture: the implementation of open foreign policy, and strengthening the communication with the outside culture, are important ways to develop Chinese national culture prosperity; setting up the humanist scientific development view, and maximally exerting the creativities of people from all walks of life, are the key factor of Chinese national culture development and prosperity; inheriting and refining the outstanding culture of older generation are the eternal power of Chinese national culture development and prosperity.