"Chang 'an in Tang Dynasty and Civilization in the Western Regions" tells that when the martial arts in the Tang Dynasty was in full swing, a large number of nomadic people living in the northwest were either forced to join or voluntarily returned. The Tang government constantly moved these obedient foreigners to the mainland while maintaining their customs and beliefs. This foreign culture will inevitably have an impact on the surrounding Chinese nation. Especially in Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the settlement of a large number of migrants made Chang 'an in the Tang Dynasty present a multicultural scene. Many senior scholars have made incisive exposition on the tendency of "Hu Hua" in the Tang Dynasty, especially in the book Chang 'an and Western Civilization in the Tang Dynasty, Mr. Xiang Da made a detailed investigation on the phenomenon of "Hu Hua" in Chang 'an and Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty, including clothing, diet, palaces, music and dance, painting, religion, amusement and many other aspects.
This book contains 23 representative papers and bibliography on the history of cultural exchange between China and the West (not limited to the Tang Dynasty), which can be divided into four parts according to the content: the first part, four articles, mainly discusses the history of cultural relations between China and foreign countries in the Tang Dynasty and the history of ethnic minorities in southwest China; The second part, ten articles, belongs to the category of Dunhuang studies; The third part, three articles, mainly discusses the Buddhist stone carvings in Sheshan and the western art introduced to China in Ming and Qing Dynasties; The fourth part, six articles, belongs to the bibliography.