The Literati Classics in the Middle Tang Dynasty

Tang dynasty was usually been regarded as a trough period in classics. Not many people knew that it was an era of classics-emphasizing in imperial examination. Questions in the imperial examinations involved classic learning and current affairs. The contents of questions sourced from the works of Quan Deyu, Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Lu Wen, Liu Yuxi, Huang Puti, Li Gao, Ouyang Zhan, which embody the literati form of imperial examination and royal education system in the middle Tang dynasty. The literati classics had the following characteristics: justice, merit, holiness, anti-heresy, faithfulness, destiny and righteousness. It was a colorful page of history in Tang dynasty classics.