The Tang Dynasty in Chinese history, which is the most resplendent of all, came into being in Shanxi. Li Yuan and Li Shimin, the father and son, led righteous men from Taiyuan and rose in revolt. They captured the regime and ushered Chinese history into a new era. Shanxi in the Tang Dynasty was the basis of imperial reign, with Taiyuan as its North Capital and Puzhou (now Yongji City) as its Central Capital. It witnessed three imperial visits paid by Emperor Taizong, Empress Wu Zetian and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, thus it assumed an exceptionally important political position. Shanxi in the Tang Dynasty, the north gate of the country, saw many powerful forces station and consequently held an important strategic position. Shanxi in the Tang Dynasty was a place abounding with natural resources and boasting convenient transportation. It had a multitude of places of interest and made a fairyland of tourists. Now there are only four and a half wooden structures of the Tang Dynasty extant in China, four of which are found in Shanxi. This fully illustrates the fact that the Tang Dynasty has left Shanxi a rich and profound cultural heritage, and the civilization of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty has left an eternal.
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