论唐代扬州为鉴真东渡提供的社会基础

The Importance of Yangzhou in Jian Zhen's Voyage to Japan in Tang Dynasty

唐代扬州为全国第一大都市,著名国际通商口岸,全国和东南亚物资集散地。经济繁荣,物产丰盛;商贾云集,百货丰足;水运发达,造船业兴盛;手工业发达,工匠如云;佛教兴盛,高僧辈出;文人荟萃,文化昌盛,为鉴真东渡和文化传播提供了得天独厚的社会基础。

As the biggest city of China as well as a faraous international commercial port in Tang Dynasty, Yangzhou is prosperous in economy, trades, shipbuilding industry, water transport, handcraft industry, Buddhism, literature and culture, all of which lay a solid foundation for Jian Zhen＇ s sailing to the East and cultural exchange between China and Japan.