南北朝时期丝绸之路青海道政治交流功能述略

On the Political Communication Function of the Silk Road<Qinghai Road>in the Northern and Southern Dynasties

南北朝时期,从青海境内黄河南岸丝道南下,经西蜀丝道至益州(今成都),再经长江水道至建康(今南京)的丝道曾承担起重要的政治交流功能,吐谷浑借此丝路出使南朝政权多达45次,西域诸国使团也经此丝道与南朝交好。吐谷浑使臣经湟中道、秦陇南道等出使北魏、西魏等北方政权,史籍所载吐谷浑出使北魏共65次。丝路青海道促进了当时各国的政治交流,也为西域诸国融入朝贡体系提供了便利。

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Silk Road from the south coast of the Yellow River in the south of Qinghai Province to the Yizhou （now Chengdu） and then from the Yangtze River to Jiankang （now Nanjing） has taken on important political communication functions. Tuyuhun used the Silk Road to visit the Southern regime up to 45 times, the Western Regions missions also through the Silk Road to visit Southern Dynasties. Tuyuhun mission used the Huang Zhong Road, Qin- Longnan Road to the Northern Wei Dynasty, Western Wei and other northern regimes, historical records contained Tuyuhun to visit the Northern Weia up to 65 times. Silk Road〈Qinghai Road〉to promote the political ex- changes between countries at that time, but also for the Western Regions into the tributary system has facilitated.