At that time the social order was stable the economy was thriving and the suburbs of Changan and Loyang were thickly populated. The capital, Changan, was the political, economic, and cultural center of Asia.
這時社會安定、經濟繁榮，國都長安儼然成為世界政治、文化及經濟的樞紐。唐代貴族便都聚居在長安洛陽一帶。