Many people's impression of the Tang Dynasty basically stops at the full version with internet celebrity filters:
The rule of Zhenguan, the prosperous age of Kaiyuan, Li Bai drank wine, Du Fu wrote poetry, Bai Juyi visited a brothel, Yang Guifei danced, Hu merchants were everywhere in Chang'an City, and the night market was fragrant...
It was the peak of the Tang Dynasty's appearance and youth idol period, and any part of it was a historical blockbuster.
But if you go to see what happened in the later years of the Tang Dynasty——
Once the filter is broken, the true character is revealed.
