从外来器物等看草原丝路辽西段的历史作用

Historical Role ofWestern Liaoning Section of Grassland Silk Road Based on Exotic Articles

通过考察草原丝绸之路辽西段发现和出土的大量外来器物和外来文化元素,能够从一个侧面比较清晰地了解草原丝绸之路辽西段不同历史时期的基本情况,发挥的重要作用,以及其在商贸往来和文化交融等方面所体现的独特价值和深远影响.草原丝绸之路辽西段历史悠久,对于辽西成为中国古代文明的重要源头及其发达的早期文明,起到了积极的作用;辽西段是草原丝绸之路东南段东部的重要枢纽区域,既是商贸交易地,也是集散地与中转站;草原丝绸之路辽西段也是中西文化交融地,在中国这个复杂共同体形成的过程中,发挥了独特的作用.

Through exploring the exotic articles and cultural elements found in Western Liaoning section of the Grassland Silk Road,we can learn more clearly to a certain extent the basic situation and its important role of Western Liaoning section of the Grassland Silk Road,and the special value and profound effects embodied in trade and cultural exchanges.The Western Liaoning section of the Grassland Silk Road has a long history and has played a positive role in making Western Liaoning an important source of ancient Chinese civilization and a developed early civilization.The Western Liaoning section was an important pivot area in the eastern part of the southeast section of the Grassland Silk Road,which was not only a trading place,but also a distributing center and transfer station.The Western Liaoning section of the Grassland Silk Road was also a place where Chinese and western cultures integrated,playing a unique role in the formation of the complex community of China.