Tang Dynasty was not "killed" by drought

时间：2007-01-15 00:47:01

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Chinanews, Beijing, January 12 – An article written by German geologists1 and published on Nature on January 4, 2007 says that the Tang Dynasty was overturned by the peasant uprising caused by a severe drought that had lasted 150 years. However, Chinese historians don't think so.

 

“The climate in the middle period of the Tang Dynasty did become cold as the article says, and we noticed that about 20 years ago after studying historical documents. We are glad that it is reconfirmed by German geologists,” said Zhang De'er, a researcher from China Meteorological Administration.

 

Zhang also claims that there is no record of such great drought in the historical documents of the Tang Dynasty. According to their research, the climate change in the Tang Dynasty could be divided into three stages, the first was a rainy stage from 711 AD to 771 AD, the second a relatively2 dry period from 771 AD to 819 AD, and the last also a rainy stage, in which the reign3 of the Tang Dynasty came to an end.

 
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1 geologists 1261592151f6aa40819f7687883760a2     
地质学家，地质学者( geologist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Geologists uncovered the hidden riches. 地质学家发现了地下的宝藏。
  • Geologists study the structure of the rocks. 地质学家研究岩石结构。
2 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
3 reign pBbzx     
n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势
参考例句：
  • The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
  • The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

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