Social And Economic Research Of Hebei In The Tang Dynasty

Hebei area is located in the Central Plains region,the military always wanted to dominate this area.Because of the superior natural geographical environment,and benefited from the central government’s social policy,its economic has gone through prosperity and development.Hebei area has become an important economic zone of the Tang Dynasty’s premier,and the the main tax source of Tang central government.Later,the An-shi Rebellion broke out in Youzhou,Hebei area became the main battlefield,suffered the ravages of war.After the war,Hebei area was.ruled by the military governor.Based on the local Hebei prosperous social economy,the local military governor has separated from the central government for more than and 100 years,until the demise of the Tang dynasty.The first chapter discusses the conditions of economic development in the Hebei region during the Tang Dynasty.The climate in Hebei is warm and humid,with developed water systems,convenient land and water transportation,and advanced production tools.Thanks to the central government’s policy of heavy farming,a large number of local bureaucrats have diligently served the people and made the social economy in Hebei flourish.The second chapter mainly discusses the regional characteristics of Hebei’s economy in the Tang Dynasty.The economic characteristics of the Hebei area can be basically divided into the northern economic circle centered on Youzhou and the central and southern economic circle.The north is a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral economy characterized by the integration of animal husbandry economy.Each has its own unique features.The third chapter mainly analyzes and summarizes some characteristic industries and economic characteristics in Hebei Province,including agriculture,large real estate and trade migration from North and South,trade of tea and fragrant medicines,smelting industry,salt manufacturing industry and commercial towns during the separatist period.The last part of the thesis is the summary of the economic development of Hebei in the Tang dynasty.