This article presents an overview of the Tang-Song Transformation, a concept proposed by Japanese scholars of Kyoto School who argued that China underwent a great transformation between Tang and Songdynasties in cultural, social..., political and economic aspects. The article also reviews Japanese, Chinese and American scholarship related to the Tang-Song Transformation, so to demonstrate its significance and historical development, long been crucial tothe paradigms

This article presents an overview of the Tang-Song Transformation, a concept proposed by Japanese scholars of Kyoto School who argued that China underwent a great transformation between Tang and Songdynasties in cultural, social..., political and economic aspects. The article also reviews Japanese, Chinese and American scholarship related to the Tang-Song Transformation, so to demonstrate its significance and historical development, long been crucial tothe paradigms