盛唐是中国历史上空前繁荣辉煌的时代,盛唐为何可以兴盛?盛唐的兴盛局面表现在哪些方面?盛唐时的社会、文化、对外交往、人民生活等方面的情况如何?盛唐为何没有保持下去?一系列问题有待深入探讨。北京大学在唐代的研究上曾经取得过丰厚的成果,如向达、汪篯、邓广铭、周一良、王永兴、张广达、吴宗国等先生,都有开拓性的唐史研究成果,目前也有一批中青年学者在从事唐代的历史、考古、政治、法律、经济、文学、思想、宗教等方面的研究。在北京大学“创建世界一流大学规划学科建设”项目资金的支持下,以北京大学历史系和中国古代史研究中心的研究基地为依托,我们邀请一批校内外、海内外在唐代研究领域颇有成就的学者,来实施“盛唐工 The prosperous Tang is an era of unprecedented prosperity and glory in Chinese history, why prosperous Tang flourished? Prosperity of Prosperous Tang in what aspects? Social, cultural, foreign relations, people's lives and other aspects of the situation in the Tang Dynasty? Did not keep it? A series of questions to be discussed in depth. Peking University has made tremendous achievements in the study of the Tang Dynasty. For example, Xiangda, Wang Bin, Deng Guangming, Zhou Yiliang, Wang Yongxing, Zhang Guangda, Wu Zongguo and other gentlemen all have their pioneering research achievements in the Tang Dynasty. At present, there are also a number of Young scholars engaged in the Tang Dynasty history, archeology, politics, law, economics, literature, ideology, religion and other aspects of the study. With the support of the Peking University ”project of building a world-class university disciplinary construction “ project, based on the research base of the Department of History of Peking University and the China Ancient History Research Center, we invite a number of studies both at home and abroad and at home and abroad in the Tang Dynasty Profitable scholars in the field, to implement ”Tang workers