Comparative The 13^th To 14^th Century's The Mongolian Yuan Period Courier Station Culture In The Eyes Of The East And West In Mongolian Travel

The Mongol empire,which straddled Eurasia in the 13 th to 14 th century s,attracted the attention of the world,so travelers from both east and west travelled to Mongolia and the Mongolian Yuan dynasty for various purposes.The travels of these voyagers have been widely spread around the world since ancient times,until they were translated into Mongolian in the early 20 th century.This article from the perspective of intercultural communication studies,using katz,"meet and use of the theory" put forward,the Mongolian version travels as the research object,analysis of"otherness" in the eyes of Mongolian Yuan inn culture dissemination value orientation.It is of great reference value to study the cultural communication between the west and the west in the 13th to 14th century's.The thesis consists of three parts,the introduction,main part(first chapter,second chapter and the third chapter),and the conclusion.The introduction part is made up of the motivation of choosing the thesis topic,the research object,an overview of previous works on courier station and related travel notes,research background,research method,research purpose and explanation on related concepts.In the first chapter,the historical background and the travel routes in the travel notes about the Great Yuan Empire by the easterners and the westerners from 13 th to 14th century are introduced.The historical background is further divided into the historical background of the travels,the historical background of the manuscripts and the historical background of the Mongolian translation.The travel routes are listed separately in order to compare the routes in different travel notes and find out the repeatedly appearing routes.The travel notes involved are Yelvchucaii s"Westward Journey"" Travels to the West of Qiu Chang Chun","The Journey to the North",Zhao Gong's "The Mongol Tatar History",Peng Daya and Xu Ting s "The Black Tatar History","Zhang Dehui s Notes on a Journey North of the Ranges",Giovanni da "Plan del Carpine's Mongolian Travels","William of Rubruk Mongolian Travels","Hutom Mongolian Travels",King of Little Armenia,To Mongolia and Back and Rustichello da Pisa's "The Travels of Marco Polo" and" Odoric of Pordenone's The Travels of Friar Odoric":13th to 14th Century Journal of the Blessed Odoric of Pordenone.ln the second chapter,the cultural communication between the west and the east is divided into three aspects:management culture,material culture and spiritual culture.The management culture of post station is divided into the interaction between customers,station officials and station households.The material culture of the courier station is divided into car horse,diet and facilities.The spirit culture of courier station is divided into military service,document transmission and tourism service.Through the analysis of the above three kinds of nine examples,it is concluded that travelers need to show their official documents,gold medals,etc.The customers of the courier station enjoy the right to board and lodging and change horses;The services provided to customers include horses,camels,dogs,ships and other transport equipment,food,fruits and vegetables,dairy products,drinks and other food,as well as rest places and other daily necessities;The station officer is obligated to provide services to the customer,to manage the station and to ensure the timeliness of military and document delivery.But the station officer and the tour guide exist to demand bribes from customers;The station has the task of assuming all the cexpenses and supplies of the station.The third chapter,the east and the west in the eyes of Mongolian Yuan station culture dissemination,after comparing the value orientation between east and west in the eyes of Mongolian Yuan station are:the generality of the cultural transmission station adjust measures to local conditions and standing for assistance might be needed to post so overburdened.The difference is:1.In the west,the post station has the function of guaranteeing news timeliness and the Oriental traveler has no record.2.In the east,there is a power difference in the service provided by the Courier station to the customer,and the western travelers have no record of this.3.In the western eyes,officials and tour guides have an image of accepting bribes,insulting customers,poor people,and focusing on their own interests.Oriental travelers have no record of this.4.The horses provided by the post were inferior to some western travelers,while the east and Marco Polo regarded them as good.5.The food provided by the postmaster was not in the eyes of some western travelers,but in the eyes of the east and Marco Polo.There are few commonalities and differences in the value orientation of the cultural communication between the east and the west.Among them,Oriental and Marco Polo have a high degree of satisfaction with the cultural communication of Mongolian Yuan station,but other travelers are not satisfied with the cultural transmission of Mongolian Yuan.