The contributions of the Yuan Dynasty to modern China include:
① The unification of the Yuan Dynasty ended the situation of several coexisting regimes since the Northern Song Dynasty. The territory of the Yuan Dynasty was wider than any previous dynasty.
②The Yuan Dynasty established the provincial system, which had a profound impact on later generations. In the central government, there is a Zhongshu Province, which serves as the highest administrative agency in the country and manages most areas; in other areas, there are Xingzhongshu Provinces, referred to as "provinces" or "provinces"
③The Yuan government has the Penghu Inspection Department , jurisdiction over Penghu and Ryukyu.
④The Yuan Dynasty appointed officials and stationed troops in Tibet, and Tibet became the official administrative region of the Yuan Dynasty.
⑤The unification of the Yuan Dynasty promoted the great integration of the nationalities.
1. It ended the state of division for more than three centuries after the Tang Dynasty and achieved a new unification in history. Its territory surpassed the Han and Tang Dynasties and was the largest territory in history. The outline of China's current territory was basically set by the Yuan Dynasty. It extends beyond the Yin Mountains in the north, the quicksands in the west, the Liaozuo in the east, and the sea surface in the south, especially in the northwest, stretching to places that are difficult to count.
2． It was the first dynasty established by a minority in history to rule the country.
3． Effective administrative jurisdiction was exercised over Xinjiang, Tibet and other places, and Tibet entered Chinese territory for the first time. [Reposted from Jagged Community / ]
4. China's current provincial system originated from the provincial system of the Yuan Dynasty.
5． The development of foreign relations has expanded the horizons of the Chinese people and promoted changes in Chinese society. In the Yuan Dynasty, there were all under heaven, inside and outside the Bohai Sea, wherever human beings could reach. Posts were set up to carry them to and from the country, just like traveling in the country. The world of the Yuan Dynasty was "ladders sailing faster than others, and Haiyu united together", which was beyond any previous dynasty.
6． It has a special important position and rich content in history, and has had a profound impact on the historical process of China and the vast Asian and European world
7. Genghis Khan wrote a unique chapter in ancient military history. Kublai Khan's army crossed the Dadu River, Daxue Mountain and Jinsha River from north to south, completing a pioneering feat in ancient Chinese military history.
8. The agricultural production that had been destroyed for a long time in the Central Plains region has been restored and developed, and the preservation and continuation of the Central Plains civilization has a reliable material foundation.
9. Tolerating multiple religions, Kublai Khan said that there are four prophets believed in by the whole world (Christ, Muhammad, Moses, and Sakyamuni). I salute all four of them [reposted from Jagged Community/]
10． The copper gun made in 1332 was the world's earliest metal tube artillery, and other handicraft production increased
11. With developed sea lanes and water transportation, huge fleets sailed on the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea. This was an unprecedented feat in Chinese history. The North-South Grand Canal was unobstructed, and the vast Jingwu ships sailed day and night.
12． Yuanda is the commercial center and transportation center of the country
13. The prosperous overseas trade has grown from fifty or sixty trading countries in the Song Dynasty to more than 140, reaching as far as Japan's Goryeo in the east and the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the east coast of Africa in the west.
14. The creation and promotion of the Ba Si Ba character is known as a treasure that shines with unique brilliance in the Chinese cultural library.
15． The ingenious thought traveled through the ages, and from then on, the great scientist Guo Shoujing's Moon Mountain and Guo Shoujing's star moved in the vast space. [Reposted from Jagged Community / ]
16． "The Secret History of Mongolia", full of grassland flavor, is called a unique work in the history of Chinese culture.
17. It produced Yuan operas, original Yuan dramas, great playwright Guan Hanqing, Western Region literati Sadushi and other celebrities of the generation.
18. The writings of the great traveler Marco Polo were a major incentive for Columbus to decide to sail.
19． Qiu Chuji, the founder of Taoism, called Genghis Khan: God-given bravery and wisdom, unparalleled in modern and ancient times, Taoist association is powerful, Huayi leads the way.
The economy of the Yuan Dynasty was still dominated by the agricultural economy, but production technology, cultivated land area, grain output, water conservancy construction, and extensive planting of cotton all surpassed those of the previous generation. The scope of cotton planting has further expanded, creating conditions for the development of the cotton textile industry.
In order to build this large-scale and magnificent capital, the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty mobilized a large number of outstanding craftsmen from all over the country. At the same time, a large number of people from the Western Regions also contributed their talents to the construction of Dadu. The city of Beijing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties was transformed and expanded on the basis of the Yuan Dynasty. Ceramic art also developed further in the Yuan Dynasty, characterized by the production of blue and white porcelain. Blue and white is made by using cobalt oxide as a pigment to draw patterns on the pottery body, and then applying a transparent glaze with blue flowers on a white ground and painting. The development of blue and white porcelain in China was based on the application of the three-color technique of the Tang Dynasty and the study and improvement of the blue and white technique of West Asia. By the middle of the Yuan Dynasty, it had reached maturity, and its craftsmanship surpassed that of previous generations and was sold all over the world.
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