The unification of Sui and Tang Dynasties, the prosperity and stability of social economy, promoted the development of art. The sculpture art of Sui and Tang Dynasties is the result of the great integration and development of different styles of sculptures in the southern and Northern Dynasties, which has become another peak in the sculpture history after the southern and Northern Dynasties.

In Sui and Tang Dynasties, sculpture was highly valued. One is because the ruling class in order to show the authority of the emperor Daxing stone sculptures before the mausoleum and buried figurines in the tomb. The other is that during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Buddhism was almost state religion, and Buddhist statues were all over the country. After the Qin, Han and Northern and Southern Dynasties, the rulers of the Sui and Tang Dynasties built mausoleums for themselves, and set up stone carvings and human horses as instrument guards in front of the mausoleums. There were hundreds of stone human and animals in front of the "Eighteen mausoleums of the Tang Dynasty". Moreover, all statues and figurines in the tomb are based on the reality, using realistic techniques for sculpture. The works are exquisite, perfect, gorgeous and mature, which can be compared with the simple, vigorous and implicit Qin and Han sculptures, as well as the robust, concise and decorative sculptures of the northern and Southern Dynasties.

The sculpture works of Sui and Tang Dynasties are full of strong life atmosphere, which can be seen that the people of Sui and Tang Dynasties are satisfied with the present world and yearn for a better life. This confident and heroic manner and magnificent style make the sculpture art of Sui and Tang Dynasties achieve unprecedented achievements in the history of ancient Chinese sculpture.

From the perspective of Buddhist sculpture. The Sui and Tang Dynasties not only advocated the inherent Taoism, but also did not restrict other religions from other places. They were allowed to build temples and preach in China. Especially Buddhism is the most popular. At this time, Buddhist statues tend to be worldly, such as Buddha, Bodhisattva or king of heaven, powerful man, etc. The magnificent Bodhisattva or Avalokitesvara image fully expresses the people's yearning and love for a better life in the world, and becomes a symbol of beauty and goodness in the world. It embodies the outstanding creative ability and artistic feeling of genius of Tang Dynasty folk sculpture masters.

In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, especially in the Tang Dynasty, Buddhist statues have obvious characteristics in modeling, that is, they emphasize the depiction of typical images and the prominent theme. Compared with the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Buddhist statues in the Tang Dynasty have much weaker religious color, more realistic techniques, closer to life and more human meanings. In the Tang Dynasty, besides Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, they also used statues as propaganda tools, and even used the statues of the emperor as attendants. The three religions of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism are flourishing, which promotes the development of sculpture art. At the same time, the burial style of emperors, nobles, bureaucrats and landlords in the Tang Dynasty was more popular than that in the previous dynasties. As a result, the tomb sculpture is quite exquisite, and its artistic level is comparable to the religious sculpture art.

The sculpture of mausoleum can be divided into stone sculpture and Figurine Sculpture. Mausoleum stone carving refers to the tomb guard set by the ruler in front of his mausoleum. The tomb guarding animals in Tang Dynasty evolved from flying lions and flying tigers in the thought of divine power attached to the previous generation to lions and tigers in reality. For example, the image of the winged horse in front of the mausoleums of Tang Dynasty is basically the same as the horse in reality. The Figurine Sculpture is also known as the pottery figurine, which is used by the ruling class as burial and accompaniment. Terracotta sculpture is a very ancient art, developed to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it can be described as the peak. The pottery figurines of Sui and Tang dynasties can be roughly divided into three categories: Tomb holding animals, male and female figurines, and animal figurines. Most of these works are created by folk craftsmen and have a strong flavor of life.

The decorative sculptures of Sui and Tang Dynasties are connected with Buddhist sculptures and mausoleum sculptures, and they also have a considerable artistic level, which can be confirmed by architectural decoration and steles, epitaphs, Sarcophagus, stone Linton line carvings and craft carvings. For example, the carvings of bridge railings, temple and tower door frames, lintels, columns and beams, inscriptions on epitaphs, maids' lines on sarcophagus and Linton, etc. all show the magnificent and unrestrained, full and magnificent style of the times, even the seal art between the dimensions is unique.

The rule of the Tang Dynasty lasted for nearly three centuries, during which the political and economic development of the Tang Empire changed a lot. After the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the chaos of an Shi in the fourteenth year of Xuanzong, the Tang Dynasty declined. In 907, it split into five dynasties and ten countries. However, due to the short time of the five generations, only 53 years, sculpture has been discriminated against all the time, so there are few new achievements in the five generations of sculpture.