text: The Tang Dynasty ( ; ; Middle Chinese : dhÉ ` ng ) ( June 18 , 618 â `` June 4 , 907 ) was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period .
simplified: The Tang Dynasty ( Chinese : å '' æ ; Pinyin : TÃ ng ChÃ o ) ( 18 June 618 â `` 4 June 907 ) was an imperial dynasty of China that came after the Sui Dynasty and was followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period .