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Culture Communication Between East And West From The Relics Of Tillya Tepe

Posted on:2019-09-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J J ShiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2405330548464099Subject:Chinese history
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Tillya Tepe is located not far north of Shibalgan City in northern Afghanistan The costumes found indicate that despite the limited local conditions,most of them have abandoned their livestock husbandry and changed their farming practices.Diverse culture has created this magical land,making it a great attraction,and also creating a long history of Tillya Tepe.The Bactria region where Tillya Tepe is located is an important hub on the Silk Road.The Silk Road is an important channel for political,economic,and cultural exchanges between the East and the West.Therefore,in the long-term exchanging process,the Bactria region is formed including China,Greece,nomadic culture and other intertwined multiculturalism.From the unearthed land of the Tillya Tepe,we cannot only glimpse the social historical features of the time,but also understand its influence on the cultural exchanges between the East and the West.Since Zhang Qian visited the Western Regions,the government dominated Silk Road began.The Great Yue-zhi in the Bactria region has frequent contacts with the Western Han Dynasty.There are 17 articles in the Han Dynasty of Han Dynasty in the Han Dynasty,and the Great Yue-zhi's regime has been relegated to Han.Among the unearthed lands of Golden Hill,silks that are not preserved due to poor preservation,Han mirrors,and dragon chariots all flashed the light of Han culture.Before The Great Yue-zhi migrated to the Amu Darya,the Hellenization of the Bactria region experienced a deep Hellenization.The Alexander Empire,the Seleucid Empire,and the Kingdom of Greece-Bactria all promoted Hellenization here.Among the artworks of the Golden Hills,images of Greek mythological figures such as Athena,Aphrodite,Cupid and Dolphin,as well as artworks etched in Greek,are the legacy of Hellenism experienced here.The Great Yue-zhi was originally a country,and it was mainly animal husbandry culture before the migration of the Amu Darya in the west.And the countries they deal with are also mostly state-owned,such as Wusun and Xiongnu.After the West migrated to the Amu Darya,although it gradually changed to be dominated by agriculture,the elements of nomadic culture with its own depth did not disappear soon.The Golden Hill tomb funerary style,the tomb owner's clothing,and the typical representative of the nomadic culture Scythian three elements all highlight the nomadic cultural characteristics of Tillya Tepe.This article combines literature records and archaeological data,and focuses on the cultural factors of the Chinese,Greek,and Eurasian grassland nationalities that are contained in the Tillya Tepe Art Works.These causes of the nomadic cultural elements were discussed,and the typical artifacts of these three cultural factors were enumerated and discussed.The study of the Tillya Tepe is not only reproduces the cultural and social features of the year,but also provides physical data for the study of the ancient nationalities and cultural heritage on the Silk Road.It is of great significance in the long history of the Silk Road and the archaeological history of Central Asia.
Keywords/Search Tags:Tillya Tepe, The Great Yue-zhi, China, Greece, Nomadic Culture
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