Both the Tang and Song dynasties established a bureaucratic system based on civil service examinations, which aimed to recruit talented officials to serve in government. However, the Tang bureaucracy was more centralized and less reliant on local elites, while the Song dynasty saw an expansion of the bureaucracy that emphasized local governance and the influence of scholar-officials, leading to a more decentralized approach.
Compare and contrast the Chinese government bureaucracy under the Tang and Song dynasties. How was it similar? How did it differ?
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