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The Connoisseur - The Glorious Burial
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• To be in a land where people from
different races and tribes
are of one heart and one mind, and people of
rich and poor
are united in enjoying life.“
(Quoted on p.41, Paintings, 5000 years of
Chinese Fine Art, United Publishing, 1991)
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Taizong’s thoughts are said to encapsulate
the desire of the general Tang people for
peace and stability. By the time of the
beginning of the Tang dynasty, (618 AD),
China had experienced more than three
centuries of war, chaos, and division since
the fall of the Han Dynasty (in 220 AD).
Taizong’s concept of happiness and good
life is a reflection of the time when people
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