Module 6 Reading & Vocabulary (1) 课件-2021-2022学年高中英语外研版选修八

Module 6 The Tang Poems (1) To talk about the Tang Dynasty and some poets. To understand the main ideas of the passage and gain some specific information. In your opinion, which dynasty is the greatest in Chinese history? What comes into your mind first when the Tang Dynasty is mentioned? The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture. The Tang capital at Chang'an (present-day Xi'an) was the most populous city in the world in its day, with the population of about two million inhabitants. Chang'an was the center of the central government, the home of the royal family. However, the city of Yangzhou along the Grand Canal was the greatest economic center during the Tang era. Yangzhou was the headquarters on salt, and the greatest industrial center of China; it acted as a midpoi