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How the Tang made foreign trends their own

CGTN

Asia;China

Did people follow trends in the Tang Dynasty (618-907)? Absolutely! But they never lost their identity. When exotic multi-lobed cups arrived via the Silk Road, the Tang redesigned them. By softening deep ridges into elegant flower-shaped rims, they turned foreign flair into functional Chinese art. That is true cultural confidence!

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