Talk:Tang dynasty/Archive 2

New Harvard Ref style

Just to let everyone know, after User:Bender235 changed the citation style from the present one to Harvard style for both Song Dynasty and Ancient Egyptian literature, I have requested of him to change the citation style in all of my featured articles, including this one. So please, if anyone has this page on their watchlist, do not revert his edits! He's doing a great job and I applaud his efforts. Regards.--Pericles of Athens^Talk 18:03, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Coinage

Tang Dynasty Kai Yuan Tong Bao coin (開元通寶), first minted in 621 CE in Chang'an, a model for the Japanese 8th century Wadōkaichin.

Tang coinage Per Honor et Gloria ✍ 13:43, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

You know what? I like it; and I'm going to use it, because I know just where to put it. Thank you! It's a wonderful image. Cheers.--Pericles of Athens^Talk 15:34, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

You're very welcome :-) Per Honor et Gloria ✍ 15:41, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Culture

What language did the people speak? How did people communicate with each other (surely there had to be significant differences between the local speeches) and how did the rulers culturally sustain their control over such a vast territory? 60.240.101.246 (talk) 09:25, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

During the Tang dynasty, like most of imperial China, there were local dialects. They wrote and read 'Mandarin', however, the way modern Mandarin is pronounced is derived from Beijing dialect. Chinese characters are not phonetic, so there is really no record of what they sounded like exactly. Many Chinese poems do not rhyme anymore due to the changes in pronunciation. --Shadowy Sorcerer (talk) 01:17, 13 December 2011 (UTC)