Tang and Song economic revolutions

The Tang and Song had many important economic revolutions that affected trade and culture. These economic revolutions include the achievements and developments of the Tang and Song empires. Many of the developments and achievements of the two empires encouraged trade, and trade influenced the culture of these empires and the culture of China.
The Tang and Song’s developments encouraged trade in their empires. The Tang built the 1,100 mile Grand Canal, linking the Yellow River in northern China with the Yangzi River in Southern China. The Grand Canal was built to facilitate communication and trade. This was an important economic revolution because it helped spread ideas and goods through China. The Song made improvements on techniques in building junks. Junks were very large, so when it came to steer...