Editing Chinese art (section)

==== Buddhist architecture and sculpture ====
Following a transition under the [[Sui dynasty]], Buddhist sculpture of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] evolved towards a markedly lifelike expression. As a consequence of the dynasty's openness to foreign trade and influences through the [[Silk Road]], Tang dynasty Buddhist sculpture assumed a rather classical form, inspired by the Greco-Buddhist art of Central Asia.

However, foreign influences came to be negatively perceived towards the end of the Tang dynasty. In the year 845, the Tang emperor [[Emperor Wuzong of Tang|Wuzong]] outlawed all "foreign" religions (including [[Nestorian]] Christianity, [[Zoroastrianism]] and Buddhism) in order to support indigenous [[Taoism]]. He confiscated Buddhist possessions and forced the faith to go underground, therefore affecting the ulterior development of the religion and its arts in China.

Glazed or painted [[earthenware]] [[Tang dynasty tomb figures]] are famous, and well-represented in museums around the world. Most wooden Tang sculptures have not survived, though representations of the Tang international style can still be seen in [[Nara, Nara|Nara]], Japan. The longevity of stone sculpture has proved much greater. Some of the finest examples can be seen at [[Longmen Grottoes|Longmen]], near [[Luoyang]], [[Yungang]] near [[Datong]], and [[Bingling Temple]] in [[Gansu]].
One of the most famous Buddhist [[Chinese pagoda]]s is the [[Giant Wild Goose Pagoda]], built in 652 AD.

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File:Anonymous-Bodhisattva Leading the Way.jpg|Tang dynasty painting from [[Dunhuang]].

File:T'ang Architecture in the Mo-kao Fresco 1.jpg|Fresco from [[Dunhuang]] depicting typical Tang architecture
File:Varjapani magao caves.jpg| Painting of Varjapani
File:Tang horse.jpg|A Chinese [[Tang dynasty]] tri-color [[Ceramic glaze|glaze]]d porcelain horse ({{circa}} 700 AD), using yellow, green and white colors.
File:Freer SacklerDSCF8036.JPG|Central Asian influence can be seen in the shape of this cup.
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{{wide image|File:Xiao and Xiang rivers.jpg|1000px|dir=ltr|align-cap=center|''[[Eight Views of Xiaoxiang|Views of Xiaoxiang]]'' by [[Dong Yuan]](932-962). Dong is considered as one of the originators of [[Shan shui|landscape painting]] styles; the scales of such paintings were often huge, with minuscule yet intricate pastoralist subjects showing the relative enormity of the landscape. Zoom into the left to see a group of men engaging in [[seine fishing|seine-haul fishing]].}}