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Remains Of Inner Mongolia Yuan Period Nestorian Region

Posted on:2015-01-16Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X W ShiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2265330428485048Subject:Archaeology and Museology
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Nestorian is the foreign religion in Chinese history, it passed by Tang Dynasty, and it’s a faction of Christianity in China. Once the Nestorian was disappeared after the suppression of Buddhism by Huichang movement, it can not be find in any history books. During archaeological discovery, Nestorian spread between inhabitants of a border area by the border areas of China’s west and north, which named Wang Department, Uighur and other border residents in a wide range. With the rise of Mongolian which swept across Eurasia and the "Silk Road" was break. Nestorian also rapid rise by Yuan Dynasty superior religious policy, but it also paving the way for its demise. When the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, Nestorian was also perish because of some subjective and objective factors.Nestorian spread north and south of China in Yuan Dynasty. Inner Mongolia was the delegate of Nestorian actives in northern region. From the perspective of the region remains, Nestorian activity is frequent, and leaving a large number of tombstones, carved stone. These remains not only give us a deeper understanding for early Chinese Christianity, and " localization"elements present a bridge between East and West culture at Inner Mongolia region. It also reflects the characters of Yuan Dynasty rules which absorbing anything and everything. It’s proved the endless charm between the culture of east and west which from clash to mix and to blend a new culture.
Keywords/Search Tags:Inner Mongolia, Northern Dynasties, Stone burials, Shape, Assimilation
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