text_original: The house of Tang opened a new era in the history of China, and marked the close of what might be styled "the Middle Ages." It has appropriately been called the Augustan Age of Chinese literature. Each emperor strove to outdo his predecessors in the fostering of scholars and the education of the gentry.
text_transcription: THE HOUSE OF TONGUE OPENED A NEW ERA IN THE HISTORY OF CHINA AND MARKED THE CLOSE OF WHAT MIGHT BE STYLED THE MIDDLE AGES IT HAS APPROPRIATELY BEEN CALLED THE AUGUSTINE AGE OF CHINESE LITERATURE EACH EMPEROR STROVE TO OUTDO HIS PREDECESSORS IN THE FOSTERING OF SCHOLARS AND THE EDUCATION OF THE GENTRY
phonemes: ðə hˈaʊs ʌv tˈæŋ ˈoʊpənd ɐ nˈuː ˈiəɹə ɪnðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv tʃˈaɪnə, ænd mˈɑːɹkt ðə klˈoʊs ʌv wʌt mˌaɪt biː stˈaɪld "ðə mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz." ɪt hɐz ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪətli bˌɪn kˈɔːld ðɪ ɔːɡˈʌstən ˈeɪdʒ ʌv tʃaɪnˈiːz lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ. ˈiːtʃ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ stɹˈoʊv tʊ aʊtdˈuː hɪz pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚz ɪnðə fˈɑːstɚɹɪŋ ʌv skˈɑːlɚz ænd ðɪ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə dʒˈɛntɹi.