structer of China such as the great wall, cannals and graineries. They were also very millitarily active and made many conquests. This disrupted domestic economics and they were seen as oppressive and resented by the people. This gave way to the T'ang Dynasty in 618 AD.Under the T'ang, China combined properity cultural grandeur, aristocatic sophistocation military power and supremacy in foreign relations to achieve an age of greatness unapproached since the Han. They owed much of their prosperity to the maturing institutions that had been developed by the Sui. They began the civil service exams again and peoples merit was based on knowledge and education. They helped to minimize ecomonic inequalities by using the equal fields system of land tenture. All arable land was owned by the state and allocated equally on a per capita basis for lifetime tenture and collected taxes, as well as requisitioned labour servives in accordance with head counts. They combined new and old elements of China. T'ang T'ai-tsung was considered the real founder of the T'ang dynasty and is revered as on of the most heroic emperors in Chinese history. He managed to consolidate all of China by 624, and all opposition was disposed of. While T'ai-tsung was revered for his millitary exploits, he is estemmed for his consientious capable and benevolent role as civil administrator. He promoted eductation, welcomed advice, chose able ministers and delegated authority wisely (hucker 141) he was tolerant to philosophical matters and religon. His policies and government were based on confucian principals, but he enjoyed the concept of Taoism and buddhism, and even alowed for a christian missonary to build a church. Other T'ang emperors that followed, were very contientious in administration. Capitol punishment was abolished, the beauracracy was tailored, court extravaganves were cut back and foreign policy was pursed with vigor. Cultural gorwth was encouraged in all forms...
