Sectarian and Secular: Lay Perspectives in <i>Stūpa</i> Burials at Mount Zhongnan During the Tang Dynasty (AD 618–906) by Wen Sun

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Research on the Lateral Resistance of Column Frames in the Tang Dynasty: A Case Study of the Straight Tenon Joints Under Varied Vertical Load Levels by Xiang Gan, Fanxu Kong, Ziyi Wang, Xinran Li, Tingyu Meng, Jiayang Wang, Qin Wang, Jinqiu Xie, Zeli Que

“…Column frames connected using Tang Dynasty straight tenon joints represent a unique structural system characterized by historical significance and architectural ingenuity. …”
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The Śāriputra and Raudrākṣa – On the Identity of the Bronze Drum in the Dunhuang Murals by Minqian Liao

“…Ultimately, the jin drum in these murals represents not a rupture, but a deeper connection to the shamanistic traditions of the southern ethnic minorities and their gradual integration into Buddhist culture during the Tang dynasty. …”
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Long-term wage inequality in imperial China: From 202 BCE to 1912 CE. by Qiang Wu, Guangyu Tong, Peng Zhou

“…The inter-class wage inequality features an "inverted U-u" pattern-first rose before the Tang dynasty and then declined afterwards (the "inverted U" trends) with "inverted u" dynastic cycles. …”
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Co-evolution of fish and rice farming by Austroasiatic communities in the Neolithic Era and early documentation of aquaculture in China by Peter Edwards

“…Farming common carp was prohibited in the Tang Dynasty (618 AD-907 AD) because the name of the fish, Li, was the same as that of an emperor, and this possibly led to farming Chinese carps in polyculture. …”
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Optimization of Identification and Zoning Method for Landscape Characters of Urban Historic Districts by Hong YUN, Zixuan HU, Zehao HU

“…Finally, the research takes the Pun Tong Historic District in Guangzhou as an example to test the effectiveness of the optimized method mentioned above.ResultsThe research shows that the the Pun Tong Historic District consists of four historic layering, namely the traditional rural period (from Tang Dynasty to 1840), the traditional township period (1840 – 1911), the modern township period (1912 – 1948), and the contemporary township period (from 1949 to the present). …”
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The Collections of Miraculous Stories on the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra by Jing Liu

“… This paper examines the three primary Chinese translations of the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra— an extensive Mahāyāna text foundational to the Huayan School during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. This study provides a comprehensive introduction to each translation, tracing its dissemination across China, and further investigates the contributions and legacy of the five patriarchs of the Huayan School. …”
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