盛唐

Shèngtáng

proper noun

Meanings

1 High Tang, the peak of the Tang dynasty (about 713–766) and the golden age of Tang poetry

Characters

flourishing; at its height

Examples

HSK 5

李白和杜甫都是盛唐诗人。

Lǐ Bái hé Dù Fǔ dōu shì Shèngtáng shīrén.

Li Bai and Du Fu were both poets of the High Tang.

HSK 6

很多人把盛唐看作中国古代最强盛的时代。

Hěnduō rén bǎ Shèngtáng kànzuò Zhōngguó gǔdài zuì qiángshèng de shídài.

Many people see the High Tang as the most powerful age of ancient China.

Tips

usage

Tang poetry is divided into four stages: 初唐 (Early Tang), 盛唐 (High Tang), 中唐 (Middle Tang) and 晚唐 (Late Tang). The High Tang runs from the Kaiyuan era (开元, from 713) to about the start of the Dali era (大历, 766).

Stroke Order

盛 shèng

唐 Táng