| The paper has discussed the art exchange between the Tang Dynasty and the foreign countries. Based on these facts, the paper has also explored and researched the useful theories. This is a relatively large subject. First of all, the extent of art is large. The area of art is very wide, and changes with the times. The ancient art mainly includes music, dance, calligraphy, painting, sculpture, acrobatic drama,building, etc.The category of art is also increasingly broad,with the development of the times and the progress of the society. Modern art includes photography, film, graphic design, in addition to the content of the traditional art. This paper will only research the music, dance,calligraphy, painting, sculpture and acrobatics. Secondly, there are many countries that have exchanged arts with the Tang Dynasty, such as the Western Region,India, the Persian, Arabia, the Korean peninsula, Japan, Biao kingdom, Greece, Rome,etc. This paper only discusses the several countries that have exchanged comprehensive arts with the Tang dynasty,such as the Western Region,India, the Persian, Arabia, the Korean peninsula, Japan, Greece and Rome.This paper consists of four chapters.The first chapter is theintroduction,including four sections.It mainaly discusses the contents that relate the writing of this paper,such as the reason of selecting the topic,the review of the research achievements, the research ideas and methods,the data sources,etc.The second chapter is the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty's art.It has two sections. Firstly, this chapter has narrated the prosperity of the art in the Tang Dynasty from music,dance, calligraphy, painting, sculpture and acrobatic drama. Secondly,it has explored the causes of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty art. The reasons are the development of economy, political stability, the comfortable environment of politics, the advocation of the rulers, the inheritance and development from the traditional art, the art exchange with the foreign countries.The third chapter is the art exchange between the Tang Dynasty and the foreign countries.It has eight sections. The chapter has discussed the art exchange between the Tang Dynasty and the foreign countries,such as the Western Region, Rome, Greece, India, Persia, Arab, the Korean Peninsula, Japan.This chapter has not only maked full use of the literature data, but also the archaeological data in order to make it more scientific. In addition, the chapter has also absorbed the predecessor's research achievement. This paper has also put forward its own ideas of some controversial issues.The fourth chapter is the thinking about the art exchange between foreign countries and the Tang Dynasty. It also has eight sections.The first section has discussed the reasons why the Tang Dynasty has exchanged art with the foreign countries.The reasons are strong national strength, developed traffic and the attention of the rulers.The second section has discussed the characteristics of the art exchange. The Tang Dynasty's art exchange with the foreign countries has presented distinct characteristics.They were universality, the rich political color and obvious imbalance.The third section has discussed the ways of the art exchange.The ways are students and angels who have been sent by the government, commercial trade, the flow of population, the communication of the religious,wars,etc.The fourth section has discussed the phases of the art exchange. The art exchange can be divided into three periods.The first period has been the prelude.The time was from the construction of the Tang Dynasty to the government of Tang Tai Zong. The second period has been the peak.It was the period when Tang Gao Zong, Wu Ze Tian and Tang Xuan Zong ruled. The third period has been the decline.It was from the late period of Tang Xuan Zong's government to the perish of the Tang Dynasty.The fifth section has discussed the regional characteristics of art exchange. The regional characteristics of the foreign art input China were that the capital of Chang'an was the center of art exchange, the regions along the silk road were the key areas of the foreign art input China. The regional characteristics of Chinese art input the foreign countries were that the countries whose art was deeply influenced by Chinese art were in Asia,the arts of the Korean Peninsula and Japan were influenced most deeply by Chinese art.The sixth section has discussed the significance of art exchange.The art exchange not only has promoted the common development and progress of the world art, but also has enriched people's art life and mental life. In addition, the art exchange has also extended the political influence of the Tang Dynasty in the world, promoted the development of friendly relations between ChinA and foreign countries.The seventh section has discussed the station of the Tang Dynasty's art in the world. The art of the Tang Dynasty was one of the most developed and brilliant art in the world.It has had a profound influence to the art of many states. On the one hand, it was because the art of the Tang Dynasty had a solid social basis, on the other hand, it was because it could open arms and be ready to accept the heterogeneous art. In addition, the art of the Tang Dynasty could reasonably absorb and reconstruct the heterogeneous art.The eighth section has discussed the enlightenment of art exchange. Although today's art exchange are gratifying, we still need to learn experience from the art exchange of the Tang Dynasty. We need to continue developing the productive forces and enhance our comprehensive national strength; We need have an open mind to firmly implement art exchange; We need all kinds of ways to exchange art with other countries.In a word, using various materials and research methods,this paper has found out the facts of the art exchange in music, calligraphy, painting, sculpture, acrobatic drama between the Tang Dynasty and the foreign countries. This paper has also summarized the theory of art exchange, some of which is still usefull to today's art exchange. |