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T'ANG DYNASTY: One of CHINA's greatest
dynasties. Under the T'ang dynasty (618-907),
CHINA's authority extended even further
than it did under the HAN DYNASTY (202
B.C.-220 A.D.). The T'ang dynasty period is
often considered to have been a time of
cultural renaissance in CHINA. In the early
T'ang period BODHIDHARMA arrived from
INDIA and introduced Ch'an (Zen)
BUDDHISM and the physical exercises that
developed into the martial arts. In literature,
CHINA's greatest poets, including LI PO and
TU FU, were active. T'ang ceramics were
greatly valued in the West, where they came
to be known as china. (See also China article).