Summary
The Tang dynasty took its place. Tang leaders introduced reforms that improved the government and life in the countryside. Rulers saw Buddhism as an enemy of China's traditions and returned to the ideas of Confucius in a religion called neo-Confucianism. They began using the civil service exam, hiring people based on merit. Eventually, the exam led to the creation of a new class of scholar-officials. Tang leaders gave farmers more land. Farmers improved irrigation and produced a new type of rice. China's population and its economy grew in response to these discoveries. China also enjoyed a golden age of art and literature during the Tang and Song dynasties.
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