The Tang Dynasty is a rare dynasty with the highest national strength in the history of China, with developed economic atmosphere, unprecedented political clarity and open folk customs, and emperors such as Emperor Taizong, Wu Zetian and Tang Xuanzong appeared, which are rare in history. The policies they implemented were all-inclusive, which also made the exchanges between the Tang Dynasty and foreigners very frequent. Then we know that foreign countries will buy silk, tea, porcelain and so on from China. So what will China buy from abroad?

luxury goods

The way of communication between China and foreign countries in the Tang Dynasty decided what it would buy from abroad. We know that China has a vast territory and there are many ways to communicate with foreign countries. For example, in the southeast of China, the countries that trade with China now are Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and other Southeast Asian countries. As we all know, spices, jewelry, rhinoceros horn and ivory in these countries were scarce luxury goods at that time. So people in the Tang Dynasty will buy these.

Erzhanma

In ancient times, the area west of Hexi Corridor in China did not belong to the Central Plains, and it was also called a foreign country. This is naturally one of the routes of communication between China and foreign countries in ancient times, also known as the Silk Road. I think everyone has heard the name of this road. Then through this road, China exports silk, porcelain and tea, and buys good horses and war horses. As we all know, it is difficult to breed excellent horses in the Central Plains. However, in ancient times, due to terrain, climate, grassland and other problems, the western regions were able to raise very good horses.

manufacturing technique

Every region and country has some technologies handed down. Although the Tang Dynasty was a powerful country at that time, some technologies were not available. It is recorded in the Book of the New Tang Dynasty that Emperor Taizong sent envoys to the Western Regions to inspect the sugar-making methods. Later, according to the principle of sugar making in the western regions, the original sugar making method in China was improved to make the improved sugar taste better than the original. Therefore, the Tang dynasty will also buy production technology from abroad.