英語翻譯
課文如下：
1.The Tang Dynasty(618-907)was one of the great dynasties in Chinese history.It was a time of expansion.At its high point,the country reached as far as Siberia ( now part of Russia) in the north,Korea in the east and Vietnam in the south.The Tang rulers also controlled the trade route known as the Silk Road well into present-day Afghanistan.
2Trade with foreign countries created a tolerant and cosmopolitan culture.Persians,Arabs and Jews came to live in Chinese towns,bringing with them their religions and customs.They were allowed to live in communities governed by their own laws,and to keep their traditional forms of entertainment such as music and dance,which influencedthe development of Tang culture.But perhaps the biggest foreign influence came from Buddhism,whose origins were in India.At the same time foreigners who were educated at the Tang court took the Chinese culture home with them.Soon Japan and Korea were organized on the Tang model,while Chinese influence extended throughout Southeast Asia.