Its open and inclusive attitude toward foreign cultures enabled Chang'an
to develop into the most prosperous international metropolis in the
world of the time. Foreign envoys, merchants, and students were a common
sight in the city. The Honglu Temple received envoys from more than 70
countries, most coming in large groups. Japan, Silla (Korea), and Tazi
(including today's Syria, Kuwait, Iraq, and Libya) were the countries
that dispatched the largest numbers of envoys to China. Japan sent more
than ten delegations of "envoys to the Tang," with delegates
from all walks of life, including students, scholar-monks, craftspeople,
and specialists in different fields. Every delegation consisted of
several hundred people, the largest group numbering as many as 800. One
to two hundred students from Silla studied regularly in Chang'an.
According to Old Records of the Tang Dynasty (Jiu tangshu), in the year
837 there were 216 students from Silla in Chang'an.
去书内
-
李怡欣

京公网安备 11010802032529号