The impact of Tang Dynasty culture on the world
1. The impact on North Korea
1. Political system: Silla was most affected by Tang culture, and students studied abroad There were up to a hundred people in China, and some even served as officials in the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Silla also imitated the political system of the Tang Dynasty and established an administrative organization from the central to the local level accordingly.
2. Imperial examination literature: North Korea’s imperial examinations mainly focus on the ancient Chinese books "Zuo Zhuan", "Book of Rites", etc., which shows that it was influenced by Tang culture; while the Tang Dynasty The poet Bai Juyi's poems were even more popular in Silla.
3. In terms of written calendar: Korea originally had no written characters. In the Tang Dynasty, Chinese characters were used as musical notations to create Korean vocabulary. Silla characters were actually transformed from Chinese character sounds; in addition, the Silla calendar and laws were all It was modeled after the Tang Dynasty rules and regulations.
4. Religious medicine: Popular Buddhist sects in the Tang Dynasty, such as Tiantai Sect, Faxiang Sect, Zen Buddhism, etc., were also popular in Korea. Silla also used "Ben Cao Jing" and "Su Wen" to He used Chinese medical books as teaching materials and introduced Chinese medicine to North Korea.
2. Impact on Japan
1. Political system: The students and envoys sent by Japan to the Tang Dynasty spread Chinese culture and laws and regulations back to Japan. Emperor Kotoku of Japan Expressing admiration for Chinese culture, he imitated the political system of the Tang Dynasty and implemented the "Dahua Reform" to determine its official system, land system, criminal law, etc.
2. In terms of writing: Japanese student Kibi Mabe used the radicals of Chinese characters in regular script to create "Katakana"; the scholar Kukai used the radicals of Chinese characters in cursive script to create "Hiragana", which was the beginning of Japan's current writing.
3. Religion: The famous eminent monk Jianzhen of the Tang Dynasty traveled east to Japan and stayed there for more than ten years. He not only introduced Buddhism to Japan, but also introduced knowledge about architecture, painting and herbal medicine to Japan. Japanese scholarly monks came to China to study Buddhism and spread Buddhism back to Japan, making Buddhism gradually popular in Japanese society.
4. Cultural aspects: Chinese astronomy and calendar, education, literature, art, production technology, clothing, entertainment, sitting and lying habits were also gradually introduced to Japan in the Tang Dynasty; Chinese festival customs such as Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Eve, etc. were also introduced to Japan. To Japan; Kyoto and Nara in Japan were also built after Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty.
5. Sending envoys to China: Japan continued to send envoys to China, including ambassadors, officials, students, doctors, etc. He made in-depth study of contemporary politics, economy, and culture, and spread the word after returning to China. 3. The influence of Tang Dynasty culture on the Western Regions 1. The spread of silk fabrics to the west: Silk was the main export product in the Tang Dynasty, and the silk trade between China and the West was prosperous. China's silk weaving technology, such as pedal spinning wheels, printing and dyeing technology, etc. were introduced to the West through Parthia, Tiaozhi and other Western Region countries. Indian craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty also went to Central Asia and West Asia to teach textile technology, and the European silk industry developed from this.
2. The spread of papermaking to the west: In the tenth year of the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Battle of Talos broke out between the Tang Dynasty and Dashi. The Tang army was defeated by Dashi and a large number of soldiers were taken prisoner, many of whom were paper craftsmen. Papermaking technology was then introduced to China, and then to Europe, playing a great role in the spread of European and world culture.
3. The transfer of academic knowledge to the west: During the Tang Dynasty, Chinese characters and scriptures were imported into Gaochang. Gaochang’s criminal law and marriage customs mostly imitated Tang style. Countries in the Western Regions such as Shule and Yanqi also learned Chinese characters and customs. Wear Chinese clothes. Along the Silk Road, archaeologists have also discovered fragments of bamboo slips from "Historical Records" and "The Analects of Confucius". This shows that Chinese book culture has been spread to the Tang Dynasty. Countries in the Western Regions, Tubo, Nanzhao, etc. all sent their princes to study in Chang'an. Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty became the center for people from the Western Regions to study abroad.
4. The spread of craftsmanship to the West: Chinese painting and textile techniques spread to the West and became popular in Arabia. The Indians also imitated the Chinese techniques of iron casting and well digging. Silk, tea, paper, medicinal materials, etc. from the Tang Dynasty were also exported to the Western Regions and countries such as Tianzhu, Persia, and Dashi, and were resold to various parts of the West through Persia.
5. Establishing foreign trade agencies: Sino-foreign trade developed rapidly, so the Tang government established the "Municipal Shipping Department" in the important port of Guangzhou, and set up "mutual market supervision" at land routes such as Wuwei and Zhangye to manage foreign trade respectively. , Chang'an also attracted many disciples from the Western Regions to study in China, making Chang'an a center for economic and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.