Following the Three Kingdoms were consecutively the Jin Dynasty (the Western Jin and the Eastern Jin, 265—420 ) , the Southern-Northern Dynasties (420—589 ) and the Sui Dynasty ( 581—618 ).
         By 618 the Tang Dynasty was set up by a general named Li Yuan (618—907). Li Shiming (the second son of Li Yuan), Emperor Tai Zong of Tang (626—649) , was acclaimed as one of the foremost distinguished emperors in Chinese history. 
 
         His reign was called the “Peaceful Order in the Zhenguan Reign”, during which he promulgated a series of policies for social recuperation and national consolidation, pushing the country onto the pinnacle of prosperity in Chinese feudalist history.

        The Tang Dynasty saw further advancement in many fields such as farming , handicrafts , commerce , textile , dyeing , ceramics , metallurgy and shipbuilding , while a crisscross network of highways and waterways emerged throughout the empire , and extensive social and cultural relations were established with many countries , such as Japan , Korea , India , Persia and Arabia .