Nov 7 Chapter 8
China in the World Chapter 8. China in the world. So starts off in the cold in age between 589 to 618. In engineering feat without parallel in the world at the time. The canal connected the north and south including arts, literature, poetry, landscape, paintings and ceramics. During the Tang and Song dynasty there are six ministries personnel, finances, rites, armies, justice, and public works. When it came yo politics, the aristocratic families held public office already passed onto their sons. Education was power so the powerful educated their sons. During Tangs dynasty the population grew tremendously started from 50M to 60M to 120M by 1200. So since there's more people there was more everything, commerce trade, markets, food, jobs, trade, money and poverty. It was quote by the Italian Marco Polo about Hanczhou "beyond dispute the finest in noblest city in the world ". Gun powder was discovered by accident by Daoist alchemist is trying to create elixir of immortality...