About the performance of music and cultural exchange, we should mainly look for it from the books mentioned above. As for the rest, it's really unclear. Please give me a lot of advice ~ Tiankhan "Emperor Taizong promoted the cultural exchange between the Central Plains and the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty with his broad mind, especially in Buddhism, music, singing and dancing, social customs and so on. The cultural exchange between the Central Plains and the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty not only deepened the understanding between the Han nationality and the nationalities in the Western Regions, but also opened the prelude to the cultural exchange and integration between the Central Plains and the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty. Keywords: Keywords: Central Plains culture; Western culture; Buddhism; Qiuci music and dance
During the reign of Emperor Taizong, the national strength was strong, and Emperor Taizong himself was brilliant and did not stick to trivial matters. During his administration, cultural exchanges with foreign countries were unprecedentedly prosperous. It contains all cultures, which makes the culture of the Central Plains and the western regions in the Tang Dynasty have a good exchange and integration. The exchange and integration of Central Plains culture and Western Regions culture in Tang Dynasty laid the foundation for the exchange and integration of the two after Emperor Taizong.
Before discussing the exchange and integration between the central plains culture and the western regions culture in the period of Emperor Taizong, we must first clarify the concept of the word culture. It can be said that the meaning of "culture" has a variety of narrow and broad meanings, covering a wide range, including "six subsystems: material, social relations, spirit, art, language symbols, customs and habits, etc." [1] (P3) Taking Buddhism, foreign religions, music, songs and dances, and social customs as examples, this paper discusses the exchange and integration between the Central Plains culture and the western regions culture in the period of Emperor Taizong.
Secondly, it discusses the exchange and integration between the central plains culture and the western regions culture in the period of Emperor Taizong. It is necessary to outline the scope of the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty. The Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty refers to "Yumen, which belongs to the west of Yangguan and Yilan Plateau". [2] (P5) This region probably includes today's Xinjiang, Central Asia and West Asia. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, many foreign countries were established in these areas, and the exchanges and integration between the cultures of these countries and the Central Plains culture developed and prospered during the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong.
First, the exchange and integration of Buddhist culture between the Central Plains and the Western Regions during the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong.
"Although Taizong didn't like Buddhism, judging from a series of measures implemented in the first few years after he ascended the throne, the court still supported Buddhism." [3] (P 12) This is mainly because he just came to power, and he didn't want to offend many ministers who believed in Buddhism, but wanted the support of the Buddhist community. Tang Taizong became interested in Buddhism in his later years of rule, on the one hand, because he was influenced by Xuanzang, a monk, and on the other hand, because his health was getting worse and worse, he wanted to get comfort from Buddhism. But what really attracted Emperor Taizong was what Xuanzang saw and heard when he went west to seek the Dharma and traveled to the western countries and India. Xuanzang was the messenger who opened the communication between Buddhism culture in the Central Plains and Buddhism culture in the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty, and this communication should start from Xuanzang's westward seeking for Buddhism. Xuanzang went through a lot of hardships to get the Tao. According to historical records, the first stop of his westward journey was Yiwu, a small country in the western regions, but the locals believed in Buddhism. Later, "Xuanzang arrived in Gaochang at the beginning of the second year of Zhenguan, stayed for more than a month, and was warmly received by Wang Qu of Gaochang." [4] (P48) Gaochang is located in the southeast of Turpan Basin in China today, and its residents are mostly Han nationality. King Wen Qu believes in Buddhism, which is the most important spiritual pillar of Gaochang people and the state religion of Gaochang. Xuanzang is giving lectures in Gaochang. King Gaochang hoped that Xuanzang could stay in Gaochang and become a Buddhist leader in Gaochang, but Xuanzang refused. This is Xuanzang's first Buddhist cultural exchange with western countries. It was also the first exchange and integration of Buddhist culture in the Central Plains and Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty. After Xuanzang arrived in Qiuci, Qiuci has become the most important Buddhist cultural center in the western regions. There are many Buddhist temples in the area. "Galand has more than 100, and there are more than 5,000 monks. Learn Hinayana to teach everything. " [4] (P54) It can be seen that Qiuci Buddhism flourished, Qiuci people believed in Buddhism, and there were many believers. Qiuci Buddhism also had a far-reaching impact on Xuanzang. Xuanzang crossed the Green Ridge into Central Asia and came to Samarkand to preach for the local king, so that King Samarkand gave up his long-held Zoroastrianism and turned to the state religion. So Buddhism rose in Samarkand, which was a powerful penetration of Buddhist culture into the Central Plains during the period of Emperor Taizong, and it was a major event in the cultural history of Samarkand, and Xuanzang played a leading role in this event. In the autumn of 63 1 a.d., Xuanzang finally arrived at Nalanduo Temple, the holy place and highest institution of Indian Buddhism. The highest institution of learning in ancient India is not only large in scale, rich in books, but also full of scholars. "Many Mahayana Buddhist masters in India have given lectures or been taught here." [4] (p752) Xuanzang studied here with Master Jiexian for five years. After that, he left Nalanda Temple and began to travel in India. In the summer of 64 1, he embarked on the road to return to China and returned to Chang' an in 645.
Xuanzang's western expedition to Buddhism spread the Buddhist culture of the Central Plains to the western countries along the way. After studying in India for more than ten years, he carefully studied the latest Buddhism in India and brought it into the Tang Dynasty. With the support of Emperor Taizong, he personally presided over the translation of Buddhist scriptures brought back from India. In a word, Xuanzang was the messenger who communicated the Buddhist culture of the Central Plains with the Buddhist culture of the Western Regions and India in the Tang Dynasty. He laid the foundation for the communication and integration of the two in the future. In particular, the book Da Tang Xi Yu Ji, which he completed after returning to China, not only reflects the Buddhist culture of the western countries and India, but also involves the customs of the western countries and India, and is a mirror for the Tang Dynasty to understand the western regions. It can be said that Xuanzang's expedition to Buddhism in the west during the Zhenguan period opened the prelude to the cultural exchange and integration between the Central Plains and the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty, and wrote a rich and colorful history of cultural exchange between junior high schools and foreign countries in the Tang Dynasty.