A type of glazed pottery(釉陶)with the main colours of yellow, green and white was very popular in the Tang dynasty. It was later called tri-coloured glazed pottery of the Tang dynasty, or Tangsancai.
Tri-coloured glazed pottery was usually used as burial(object). Those human and animal figures have smooth graceful(优雅的)lines. The soldier figures have strong muscles and carry swords or arrows. The human figures stand quietly, (look)natural and elegant. The animal figures are mainly of horses and camels.
Tri-coloured glazed pottery of the Tang dynasty was mostly produced in Xi'an, Luoyang and Yangzhou, were important cities along the Silk Road. Camels were the major form of transport the ancient trade route during the Tang dynasty. Seeing these glazed pottery artworks, we can imagine the travellers and camels making their hard journey across the desert, depending on one another for (survive).
Tang people were open-minded (accept)different cultures from all over the world. Foreign traders, officials, and artists travelled thousands of miles along the Silk Road to visit the Tang's capital city Chang'an. The evidence of cultural integration can (find)in tri-coloured glazed pottery of the Tang dynasty.
Tri-coloured glazed pottery is the (high)point of Tang pottery and it developed (successful)during the dynasty's early and middle period.
