There is a man with dark skin, his whole body is dark and shiny, his head is curly, his nose is flat and wide, and he looks up at the stars. This is a black clay figurine in the tomb of Mrs. Pei Xiaofu in the Tang Dynasty, officially called "Kunlun slave".
During the Tang Dynasty, many black people came to China. Some of them were sent to Chang 'an as annual tribute, some were sold to coastal areas or inland areas as indigenous people, and some were left behind when they entered China with Southeast Asian envoys. Most of the slaves in the Tang Dynasty were short black people living in Southeast Asia and South Asia. In the eyes of people in the Tang Dynasty, all the people with dark skin were Kunlun children.
The existence of the Tang Dynasty and Kunlun Mountain reflected the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, indicating that the Tang Dynasty had a high status in the country at that time. The dynasty was not only in its heyday, but also the speed of various economic development was quite fast. Cultural development has played a very important role in the world, and many talents have emerged. Nowadays, the poems of Tang Dynasty poets are particularly popular. So it is not surprising that Kunlun slaves appeared in the Tang Dynasty. As long as we understand its meaning, we will feel like a mirror.