Compare And Contrast Tang And Song Dynasty

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The Tang Dynasty was founded by the Li family. Tang Dynasty began in 581 and continued until 907. The Song Dynasty is a dynasty in Chinese history that began in 960 and continued until 1279. Chinese Tang and Song dynasty people linked ravens with death. It directly impacts on the cultural and historical position of the raven. In the records of ancient witch books, ravens and black cats, are always related to death and doom. The raven’s cry became ominous. People think that the raven’s cry will take away people’s lives. So they were annoyed by people at that time. During Tang Dynasty, a book called Youyangzazu was created. It was a collection of novels. One of the novel in the book described ravens as an evil bird. “When ravens occur, bad things

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