The Kangxi and Qianlong periods and the Tang Dynasty are very famous flourishing periods in the history of our country. One occurred during the Tang Xuanzong period of the Tang Dynasty and the other occurred during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty. These two flourishing periods were both economic and cultural. Compared with the exchanges, territorial area, diplomacy, national prosperity, social stability and other aspects, it has reached a very prosperous situation, so it is called the prosperous age. If it is slightly better than the Kangxi and Qian Dynasties in terms of territory and population, if From a cultural and diplomatic perspective, the Kaiyuan era was even better.
First, territorial comparison. During the prosperous period of Kaiyuan, the territory expanded to Luofu Prefecture in the south, Kuoxuanque Prefecture in the north, Anxi Prefecture in the west, and Gobe Prefecture in the east. The territory covered an area of ??10.76 million square kilometers. During the heyday of Kangxi and Qianlong, it started from Waixing'an in the north. To the south of the ridge, to the North Sea in the northeast and to Balkhash Lake in the west, the land area in the east reaches 12.16 million square kilometers. ?
Second, compare the amount of land and population. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the actual population exceeded 70 million, and the cultivated land area was 660 million acres, with an average of 9 acres per capita. During the Qianlong period, the population exceeded 300 million, with an average area of ??3.5 acres per person. ?
Third, compared with the degree of cultural prosperity. During the Tang Dynasty, poetry was particularly developed. Three hundred Tang poems are still used as classic Chinese studies textbooks. Li Bai, Du Fu, Gao Shi, Cen Shen, and Wang Wei are still household names today. The Tang Dynasty’s music, painting, sculpture, sculpture and other artistic achievements Extraordinary, the heyday of Kangxi and Qianlong also produced numerous talents. "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Sikuquanshu" have become cultural symbols of the prosperous era. Achievements in literature and art, history, philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, medicine and other fields are also world-renowned.
? Fourth, external exchanges. During the Kaiyuan period, there were more than 70 Tibetan countries that came to pay tribute. During the Kangxi and Qianlong periods, the number of vassal states of the Qing Dynasty was about 20.