Research Paper

Introduction

Chinese art has its own characteristics that distinguish the spirit of these works from the art of other civilizations; continuous features that flourish in all artistic periods of Chinese history. Throughout history, the Chinese have been influenced by foreigners and invaders, but they have never lost their special culture and art and have not stopped evolving. Therefore, they had not only the oldest culture in the Far East, but always the most advanced and influential culture. Their art has had a great impact not only on the art and culture of all neighboring nations, but also on the art of Islamic countries such as Iran and European art in later centuries.

The Tang Dynasty is a turning point in Chinese history, culture and art. Because long-term peace is centralized and art-loving in this government, it has flourished the main branches of Chinese art and literature and gained a fundamental reputation for this dynasty. Discovery of printing and gunpowder technology was one of the four great inventions of China during this period. Religious freedom was unprecedented in the Tang Dynasty, the Emperor Tai Desong respected Christians, favored Confucians, and allowed the spread of Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism. The foreign policy of this dynasty was relatively open and there were many economic and cultural exchanges with other countries. As the relationship with foreign countries and cultures of this period has been unprecedented in the entire history of ancient China.

During the 7th and 8th centuries, there was such peace and tranquility that it led to the emergence of distinctive works of art from all ages and the most famous Chinese poets. The richness of Buddhist religious art, the invention of poetic landscape style, and the northern and southern styles by Lee Soo-shun and Wang Wei are a turning point in the honors of this golden age. During this period of art, it took on a secular expression (especially a very realistic expression in clay sculptures for burial in tombs). The arrival of Buddhism in China, which brought with it the influence of Indian physical and realistic traits (Gupta), found its Chinese character in this era, as in the later dynasties of Chinese style, satuas and alukite-riding Chinese reached unparalleled points.