Capital of Tang Dynasty___________?

Question

What was the capital of the Tang dynasty in China?__________________

My friend told me that the capital of the Tang dynasty in China was Chang'an. But I think that is the capital of China. Wasnt the capital of the Tang dynasty Hangzhou?

WHo is right me or my friend?

Answer 1

It's Chang'an. Hangzhou was the capital of Southern Song Dynasty in early 1100s.

Answer 2

Your friend is correct! The Tang Dynasty (Chinese: 唐朝; pinyin: Tángcháo) (18 June 618 – 4 June 907), lasting about three centuries, followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Song Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. The dynasty was interrupted by the Second Zhou Dynasty (16 October 690 – 3 March 705) when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne. The dynasty was founded by the Li (李) family. The Tang Dynasty, with its capital at Chang'an (present-day Xi'an), the most populous city in the world at the time, is regarded by historians as a high point in Chinese civilization — equal to or surpassing that of the Han Dynasty - as well as a golden age of cosmopolitan culture. Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and rivaled that of the later Yuan Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. The dynasty featured two of Chinese history's major prosperity periods, the Zhen'guan Prosperity (Tang Taizong) and Kaiyuan Prosperity (Tang Xuanzong's early rule). During its height, the Tang Dynasty was the unrivalled great power at that time, surpassing any other nations in military prowess, technology, culture and economy.

Answer 3

I love Tang, it's what the Astronauts drink!

Answer 4

Your friend is right.