The long river of history is running endlessly, there are calm waves, there are also waves, let Xiaobian take you into history and understand history.
Chinese culture is broad and profound, and many countries in Asia and even the world have been deeply influenced by China in history. Ancient China was a world leader in various fields such as science and technology, literature and economy, so many countries around Asia have received Help from China. Japan, an East Asian neighbor, is one such country, and this neighbor has historically been inextricably linked to China.
As we all know, Japan is a country that has a "shadow" of China in many ways, especially under the influence of the Tang Dynasty, which has almost reached an unforgettable point. In fact, some experts still believe that Japan originated in China. Such a well-known story is Xu Fudongdu.
In 221 BC, Yingzheng unified China and established the Qin Dynasty. The political ideal of this emperor for thousands of years was realized, so Yin Zheng fantasized about immortality, so he sent Xu Fu to lead 500 little brothers and 500 little sisters to the east to find the legendary elixir.
There is no elixir in the world at all, so Xu Fu's team can't find it. According to the criminal law of the Qin State at that time, there was only one way to die if the monarch's order could not be completed. So these people took a boat to the eastern Uighur kingdom and simply settled down on the spot. That Uighur kingdom is today's Japan, so the ancestors of Japan are Chinese.
Later, Japan has been following China's example. In 618, Li Yuan founded the Tang Dynasty, and it was during this period that Japan emulated China in almost every field. Politically, Japan "evolved" from a slave state to a feudal state.
Culturally, Japan seems to have been most deeply influenced. Japan imitated Chinese characters and invented Japanese, but there is still a shadow of Chinese in it; in addition, Japan is also very well studied in Go, tea ceremony, calligraphy and other aspects. Even japan maintained the characteristics of the Tang Dynasty in terms of clothing, and later evolved into kimono clogs.
Speaking of the Japanese custom of wearing clogs. Clogs, that is, wooden slippers. It is very comfortable to wear slippers at home, and it is even cooler to wear wooden slippers in summer. In fact, Japan's love of clogs is also a manifestation of the influence of Chinese culture. Now many people will feel that clogs are a Japanese tradition, in fact, clogs are also derived from ancient China. However, Japan has a shortcoming: it wants face.
In the past, when Japan was very weak, it was very humble in dealing with things, and it also respected and admired China. However, now that Japan's economy has risen, it seems that there is a feeling that the wings have hardened. Therefore, in many ways, Japan always likes to deny history and does not admit that it has been influenced by Chinese culture. In the case of clogs, the Japanese always say that it is the invention of their country, the essence of the country, that is, they do not recognize that it is a China that imitates it. However, a famous general during the Three Kingdoms period left something to directly hit Japan in the face, and it was discovered more than 1700 years later.
During the Three Kingdoms period, zhao yun, the famous general of the Shu kingdom, was very familiar to everyone. In his lifetime, the victorious general never lost a move and a half against any opponent, and he also killed many generals. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there is a famous general in the state of Wu named Zhu Ran, but this famous general of the state of Wu did not even catch Zhao Yun's move and died in his hands.
In fact, the historical Zhu Ran did not die at the hands of Zhao Yun, but on the contrary, he lived more than 20 years longer than Zhao Yun. According to historical records, this famous general was very fond of wearing clogs, and there were also clogs in the funeral items after his death.
In 1984, archaeologists accidentally discovered the tomb of Zhu Ran, a famous general of the Wu dynasty, in Ma'anshan, Anhui Province. In the tomb, experts excavated more than 140 precious artifacts, including a pair of heavily weathered clogs. The clogs worn by Zhu Ran before his death fully show that China had clogs during the Three Kingdoms period, directly punching Japan's so-called "invention theory".
In 1987, the Japanese side also asked China to take Zhu Ran's clogs to Japan for a tour exhibition. Zhu Ran's clogs have been discovered for more than 1,700 years, and the Japanese people have felt very embarrassed after seeing the clogs left by Zhu Ran, so they also understand a truth: clogs are really Chinese inventions!
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