The Significance of Zhang Qian's Mission to the Western Regions;
Opened up the famous "Silk Road" in later generations;
It promoted the political, economic, military and cultural exchanges between China and the Western Regions.
It promoted the first integration of Han and Yi cultures.
Enriched the cultural life of the Han people;
Accelerating the development of human civilization has made great contributions to promoting the development of human civilization.
Sino-foreign communication in Han dynasty
Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions was originally intended to carry out the strategic intention of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to unite with Da Yueshi to fight against the Huns. However, after he went to the Western Regions, the cultural exchanges between Han and Yi were frequent, and the civilization of the Central Plains spread rapidly around through the "Silk Road", which was probably unexpected by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions has special historical significance.
far-reaching repercussions
Although the communication between Han and the western regions was originally for military purposes, its influence went far beyond the military category after the opening of the western regions. From Dunhuang in the Western Han Dynasty, out of Yumen Pass, into Xinjiang, and then connecting Central Asia and West Asia from Xinjiang, an east-west passage is unimpeded again. This passage is the famous "Silk Road" in later generations. The Silk Road connected many countries in the Western Han Dynasty and Central Asia and promoted political, economic, military and cultural exchanges between them. Because the feudal central government of China called the border minorities "foreigners", Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions contributed to the first integration of Han and Yi cultures. More than a dozen plants, such as walnuts, grapes, pomegranates, broad beans and alfalfa, have been gradually cultivated in the Central Plains. Musical instruments such as Qiuci music and Huqin have enriched the cultural life of the Han people. The Han army used underground well-drilling technology, commonly known as "karez", when plowing fields in Shanshan, auto market and other places, which was gradually popularized in the local area. In addition, Dawan's blood horse was very famous in the Han Dynasty, and it was called "Tianma". At that time, countries from the west of Dawan to the rest country did not produce silk and did not know how to cast iron. Later, envoys and skirmishers of the Han Dynasty passed on these technologies. The westward advance of China's silk and iron smelting industry has made great contributions to the development of human civilization.