It has long been believed that the centuries between the Han and Tang dynasties were China's Dark ages-a time as devoid of cultural merit as Arabia's Empty Quarter is of trees.

长期以来人们一直以为，汉唐之间的数百年是中国的黑暗时代，其时中国一如寸草不生的阿拉伯鲁卡·哈利沙漠，在文化上纯属一片空白。

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This temple has a long history dating back to the early period of the Tang Dynasty.

这座寺庙历史悠久，可追溯到初唐时期。

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The friendly exchanges between China and South Asia began in han and Tang Dynasty and enjoyed a long history.

中国与南亚的友好交往始于汉唐，历史悠久。

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It bites back: the fulsome, salty tang of long-simmered meat sauce is soon brutally frogmarched away from my tastebuds by the capsicum heavy mob.

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But having such an impressive building shows potential customers "that we will be here for the long term, " Jack Tang, president of Sany's U.S. arm, said in an interview.

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