Since the emperor had taken the initiative to approve the leave, it was unreasonable to be ungrateful. Furthermore, Qin Mubai also wanted to go home to get some changes of clothes and daily necessities. So he rode on the Huoyun horse and left the palace.
The city of Chang'an is so big that it would take an hour or two to walk back. Huo Yun quickly arrived at the West Market in a short time.
The West Market is the largest market in the world today, and it is not far behind the commercial pedestrian streets of metropolitan cities in the 21st century. After Qin Mubai came to Datang, he had never visited the West Market in detail. Today, he stole something on the way
After half a day to spare, he got off his horse and walked around.
It is no exaggeration to say that Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty is the most international metropolis in the world today. In the Central Plains, a major agricultural country, Chang'an has a strong atmosphere of a commercial city. This smell is especially strong in the West Market.
Many foreign merchants came from the Silk Road with rare treasures, aiming directly at Chang'an. They hoped to find tea, silk, ceramics and other specialty products from the Tang Dynasty and sell them to their home countries. Many foreigners came to Chang'an and
I don’t want to leave, and my goal of graduation is to settle down here and take root. This situation is quite similar to the struggle of many people in the 21st century for a green card in the United States.
Abroad, the status of Tang people has always been the highest. Just like when foreign envoys came to the Tang Dynasty, they all treated the ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty with humility. Our Han and Tang Dynasty costumes are not just what the barbarians say.
Only those who can wear it can dare to put on the gorgeous silk Tang suit and be proud of it unless they have obtained permanent resident rights. When foreign envoys came to the Tang Dynasty to visit the Heavenly Khan Li Shimin, they were rewarded with treasures and beauties, but they were not.
Being happy with a set of Tang suits - it is like getting a green card from the Tang Dynasty, having the right to live in the Kingdom of Heaven. Therefore, many envoys, students, and businessmen who came to the Tang Dynasty were unwilling to leave after coming to the Tang Dynasty.
They married, had children and reproduced here. What attracted them was not only the prosperity and splendid culture of the Tang Dynasty, but also the open-mindedness of this empire that was the core driving force of its openness to all rivers.
Because of this, many talented people from foreign countries stayed in the Tang Dynasty. While enjoying life in the Tang Dynasty, they also promoted their talents and their own culture here. The Tang Dynasty integrated many elements on the basis of the civilization of the Central Plains.
The richest and most colorful foreign culture, as colorful as hundreds of rivalries, has also driven the prosperity of production and technology. Such a virtuous cycle is the real reason why Datang is now at the top of the nation and country. The inclusive Datang and
From then on, the Chinese nation, like a dragon, led the progress of the entire era.
People in the 21st century all know that openness and tolerance can keep pace with the times. Otherwise, why would we reform and open up? The Tang people who lived for more than a thousand years understood this truth, but the Manchu people who lived in the Qing Dynasty more than a thousand years later did not understand this.
It makes sense. So now the United States only has Chinatown, not "Qing Street", but only museums used to display treasures stolen from the Qing court.
Comparing the two, Qin Mubai felt that it was better to be a Tang person. The Manchus were for hatred and overthrow.
The West Market has the largest foreign population, and more than 90% of the Hu people still retain their own ethnic costumes. At first glance, it looks like a hundred flowers blooming and competing for their beauty. The numerous business plaques are dazzling, with a total of forty or fifty people.
On the meter-wide street, there is an endless stream of cars and horses rubbing shoulders with each other. In the wine shop and song shop, the wine is fragrant and wonderful music is played. Some gorgeous orchids wear veils and exposed navel-baring Hu costumes, dancing with passion and temptation.
Hu dance attracts diners to the door.
Walking on the West Market with his horse, Qin Mubai felt that he was as inconspicuous as a drop in the ocean, but he smelled the strong atmosphere of this prosperous era. This feeling was really refreshing. It made him feel a little intoxicated.
Enjoying being a Tang native is something to be proud of.
After wandering around for a while, Qin Mubai was greedily admiring the lively market, and inadvertently glanced at a rather impressive wine shop. The wine shop was taller and more gorgeous than any of the buildings next to it, and it was very new, as if