唐代茶及茶文化对外传播探析

唐代繁荣昌盛的社会形态、迅猛发展的茶业、日益繁荣的茶文化、四通八达的水陆交通、活跃的外交活动及僧人频繁的互访留学等各种有利因素,为唐代茶及茶文化向外广泛而有效传播提供了社会政治、经济文化、交通运输和外交往来等诸多有利条件和广阔的平台.唐代茶及茶文化向外传播不仅对周边少数民族地区及海外诸国的饮茶文化习俗的形成及茶业的发展有着深刻的影响,而且促进了唐朝和这些地区间文化、科技、贸易、经济等方面的广泛交流与合作.

Spread of Tea and Tea Culture in the Tang Dynasty

In the Tang Dynasty, prosperous society, thriving tea industry, flourishing tea culture, extending land and water transportation, active diplomatic activities, frequent reciprocing visits of monks, and many other favorable factors, provided desirable conditions and large platforms for the wide and effective spread of tea and tea culture in social environment, politics, economy, culture, traffic, diplomatic intercourse, etc. And the spread of tea and tea culture in the Tang Dynasty not only had a great influence on the formation of tea drinking habit and the development of tea industry in neighboring ethnic minority areas and foreign countries, but also promoted the exchanges and cooperation with them in culture, technology, trade, economy and so on.