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This is a 5 page paper discussing the cultural influences of the Silk Road on the art of the Tang Dynasty in China. The Tang Dynasty artists (618-907) adopted ideas from the cultures of the South, the East, the North and the West as a result of the great influences from travelers along the Silk Road during the dynasty. The population in China during the Tang Dynasty more than tripled in several hundred years mostly from the traders and travelers from along the Silk Road. In addition to influencing the artisans in China, other areas of the arts were also influenced and can be seen reflected in the development of stories and plays from the Western storytellers, the inclusion of foreign gems and glass in metal work and influences in the music, dance, fashion and the culinary arts.
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North and the West as a result of the great influences from travelers along the Silk Road during the dynasty. The population in China during the Tang Dynasty more than
tripled in several hundred years mostly from the traders and travelers from along the Silk Road. In addition to influencing the artisans in China, other areas of the arts were
also influenced and can be seen reflected in the development of stories and plays from the Western storytellers, the inclusion of foreign gems and glass in metal work and influences
in the music, dance, fashion and the culinary arts. The "Silk Road" refers to a series of trade and travel routes in Eurasia which originated in the first millennium B.C.
and into the second millennium A.D. The most popular section of the route originated in Changan (Xian), the Chinese capital and then diverged northerly and southerly into the Central Asian
Taklamakan Desert, across the Iranian plateau and ending on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean (Silk Road Project). By the time of the 4th century B.C., Chinese silk had already
made its way up to the Mediterranean and was valued by the traders there. One of the most important periods in the development of the Silk Road in regards to
its open access was that of the Tang Dynasty from 618-907 A.D. In addition to the Silk Road land routes, many scholars also include the influence of the sea routes
which joined with the Silk Road and were also important in bringing in products, crafts, artisans and travelers to the Silk Road into China. During the Tang Dynasty, this was
most evident as Chinese, Korean and Japanese ships all crossed the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan to trade goods with Japan (Silk Road Project). One of the
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