两汉时期中国与奄蔡、阿兰交往刍论

Exchanges between China and Yancai-Alan in the Han Dynasty

近代以来在奄蔡人、阿兰人的墓葬中发现了大量源自两汉时期中国的器物,这说明它们与当时的中国有着密切关系。结合史料记载可知,两汉时期中国与奄蔡、阿兰曾一度存在直接交往。奄蔡人和阿兰人甚至可能直接参与了与中国商人的贸易活动。与此同时,中国与奄蔡、阿兰也存在间接交往,并且这种交往应是它们与中国往来的常态。持续的交往甚至影响到了奄蔡、阿兰的文化习俗,他们生活中逐渐习惯于使用带有中国元素的器物。毫无疑问,奄蔡、阿兰是丝路北道的重要参与者,它们通过多种方式的对外交往连接起东西方物质文化交流的重要通道。

Since modern times,a large number of Chinese artifacts from the Han Dynasty were found in the tombs of Yancai and Alans,which shows that they had a close relationship with China at that time.According to historical records,there were direct contacts between China and Yancai-Alan during the Han Dynasty.Yancai and Alans might even directly participated in the trade operations of Chinese merchants.At the same time,China also had indirect contacts with Yancai and Alan,and such contacts should be a normality.The continued interaction even influenced the cultural customs of Yancai and Alans,who gradually became accustomed to using objects with Chinese elements in their lives.There is no doubt that Yancai and Alan were important participants in the northern branch of Silk Road,and they connected the important channel of material and cultural exchanges between the East and the West through various ways of external exchanges.