Research On The Chinese And Foreign Cultural Exchange Of The Silk Road In The Tang Dynasty

In the period of Tang-five dynasties, In the period of Tang-five dynasties, Chinese ancestorsmade frequent material, spiritual and cultural communication with people surrounding through theSilk Road, which leads to the peak of cultural communication in the history of China. This articlediscusses the cultural exchange from the angle of Silk Road in Tang dynasty, analyzing mainaspects of cultural exchange between Chinese and foreigners on Silk Road in Tang-dynastysystematically. The main content is as follows: the introduction based on the background of historyof Tang dynasty and the studies of communication between China and foreign countries on SilkRoad, it explains the target and meaning of this article, summarizing the research results ofdifferent countries and showing the thought, method and innovation of this article. On the otherhand, the introduction states from the motivation of Chinese and foreign cultural exchanges. In thehistory of Silk Road in Tang dynasty, because of the combination of multiply elements such aseconomic prosperity, strong political power, the efforts of northern minorities and transportdevelopment, it appears the golden situation of “large scale and long distance” on Silk Road inTang dynasty. After the discussion of operation of Silk Road in Tang dynasty, it mainly narrates themethods how to promote the development of Silk Road. As early as before Tang dynasty, Chineseancestors communicate with Western Asian, Southern Asian and European through variouschannels. After Tang dynasty, it becomes more frequently. In terms of communication medium, itappears diversity development trends through books, war and northern minorities. On the basis ofvarious medium, advanced technology and arts culture have an output on a large scare. At thesame time, foreign advanced culture spread widely in China and also make a strong impaction,which leads to tendency changes of religious culture, art culture and even the whole society incentral China. Then, the article summarizes the content of communication between Chinese andforeign culture on Silk Road in Tang dynasty through the studies of Philology and Archaeology.The text illustrates the relationship of the cultural contents between different countries inclassification. It also discusses the deep relationship of cultural communication andinterpenetrating between China and West Asia, South Asia and European. The last part as thefocus of this article, it explains and summarizes the characteristics of the content ofcommunication between Chinese and foreign culture on Silk Road in Tang dynasty. The Silk Roadis one of the major channels of cultural exchanges between China and Western countries.Through this channel, such cultural exchanges are able to proceed and develop smoothly. In theprocess of cultural exchanges based on the Silk Road, its main features reveal. On one hand,these cultural exchanges are bidirectional. All kinds of sciences and technologies, plant and animal species, together with advanced customs in central China are introduced to the WesternRegions. On the other hand, exotic cultures are spread widely in central China. China is alwaysthe main part of this cultural exchanges. In fact, exotic cultures play a vital role in shaping Chineseinland culture. The second is the localization and folkloric features of the cultural exchanges.Through the Silk Road, Central China introduces exotic plants, animals and religions on a largescale. Due to culture collision and infiltration, as well as a long period of running-in, exoticcultures take root and well develop in China and they become local and folkloric. The localizationand folkloric features of exotic material culture, arts and religions have a profound effect andinfluence on enriching Chinese civilization. The third is the progressive feature in the spreadingprocess. This progressive feature always shows development from the near regions and countriesto the far ones. And through progressive sectional transfer, the Silk Road continues to develop. Atthe same time, China has the chance to keep the relationship with the nations around the world.With the progressive contacts between each other, Chinese civilization on the Silk Road engagesthe nomadic culture of central Asia, the Persian culture, the Indian culture, the Arabic culture andthe European Christian culture successively. The last is the material culture content that Chinadisseminates to other countries. After assimilation with another culture, new cultural orgasm mayappear. When the foreign nations and the surrounding minority develop it and give it back toChina, new regurgitant feature of the material and spiritual culture content generate. The backflowof the Silk Road culture affects Chinese society in many different ways. It helps to eliminate thediaphragm among different cultures and it will also strengthen the friendly relationship betweenChina and the tributaries. The regurgitant feature of the Silk Road culture transmission deservesfurther research.