Since the Zhou Dynasty, China had considered itself the “Central Kingdom,” the core of civilization and refinement. Those outside of this core were barbaric, benighted and savage. How did the founding and establishment of the Tang Dynasty challenge long-held assumptions of cultural superiority and the ethnocenticity of the HanChinese? To what extent, and in what ways, did non-Han peoples exert an influence on society, culture and ideas in the early Tang? Use footnotes. There are specific sources that must be used, no other outside sources. These sources are listed below:
“Daily Life in Traditional China: The Tang Dynasty.” by Benn, Charles.
“Fables for the Patriarchs: Gender Politics in Tang Discourse.” by Tung, Jowen.
“The Son of Heaven and the Heavenly Qaghan.” by Pan Yihong.
“Buddhism in Chinese Society: An Economic History from the 5th to 10th Centuries.” by Gernet, Jacques.
“Religion and Society in Tang and Song China.” by Ebrey, Patricia Buckley.
These are the only sources to be used. Please let me know if there are any problems in due time to work something else out please. Thak you very much.
