唐书 (Tángshū): Book of Tang (history of the Ta…

Meanings

1 Book of Tang (history of the Tang Dynasty); usually refers to the Old Book of Tang (旧唐书) or the New Book of Tang (新唐书)

Characters

唐

Examples

《唐书》记载了唐朝的历史。

《Tángshū》 jìzǎi le Tángcháo de lìshǐ.

The Book of Tang records the history of the Tang Dynasty.

他研究《唐书》中的人物传记。

Tā yánjiū 《Tángshū》 zhōng de rénwù zhuànjì.

He studies the biographies in the Book of Tang.

Tips

history

Two official histories of the Tang share this name. 旧唐书 (Old Book of Tang, 945 CE, compiled under Liu Xu 刘昫) is one of the 二十四史. 新唐书 (New Book of Tang, 1060 CE, by Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修 and Song Qi 宋祁) was a Song-dynasty rewrite considered more elegant in style.