In the previous Henan Satellite TV's "Huayu Gate" program, there was an issue where an eldest sister named Zhang Ling came up with a portrait of a woman.
After the eldest sister came on stage, she began to cry to the host, saying that her husband was obsessed with the woman in the painting. Back then, her husband chased this painting to buy it, and he chased it wherever others brought him, and finally bought the painting from the original owner for 40,000 yuan.
After speaking, the eldest sister also complained to the host, saying that her husband was not so attentive when he chased her. After the eldest sister complained, the painting was also taken to the experts for appraisal.
After the expert appraised it, he asked the eldest sister with a smile, do you know who the characters on this painting are?
The eldest sister shook her head and said she didn't know. It turns out that this painting is a modern master painterYang Zhiguang's "Portrait of Princess Wencheng"., the woman in the portrait is from the Tang DynastyPrincess Wencheng, Sister Zhang Ling realized that she was eating vinegar from a Tang Dynasty woman.
Princess Wencheng is a Tang Dynasty clan, and there are many speculations among historians about which lineage it is, but it is currently recognized that Princess Wencheng is the daughter of Li Daozong, the nephew of Tang Gaozu Li Yuantang.
Of course, Princess Wencheng may also be an ordinary palace maid, and was later named a princess by Li Shimin. After all, this kind of operation has also been done in ancient times, so it cannot be ruled out.
But in any case, Princess Wencheng has left a strong mark in Chinese history for two reasons.
First, Princess Wencheng is the first princess in Chinese history to go to ** and kiss, before the Tang Dynasty, ** has always been relatively backward.
* Relying on the Himalayas, the living environment is very harsh, especially in the era of low productivity in ancient times, ** can not feed too many people at all.
But there was a big event during the Tang Dynasty, and that isGlobal warming。At present, there is a view that the temperature during the Tang Dynasty was slightly higher than now, which led to many areas that were originally "icy and snowy" gradually suitable for farming or nomadic herding, and the global human population has seen a small increase.
In China, the arable land line has moved northward, and the ** area has become suitable for farming.
Under the nourishment of barley and yaks, the first tribes in the Tang Dynasty increased in strength, and gradually formed a unified tribe in the years of conquestTibet
Historians believe that the founder of Tibet wasSongtsen Gampo, that is, Princess Wencheng's husband who went to kiss her. Tibet has had a great influence on the culture, history and language of the entire Tibetan region.
From a historical point of view, Princess Wencheng's entry into Tibet and her relatives is a major event, and this is the first political exchange between the Central Plains and Tibet, and it is the first official "diplomacy" between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Tibetan area since the beginning of records.
In addition, the exchanges between Tibet and the Tang Dynasty were not all peaceful means, but more of a means of war. Not long after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, it was at war with Tubo until the fall of the Tang Dynasty.
By the end of the Tang Dynasty, Tibet had also taken control of the Hexi Corridor, cutting off the Central Plains from the Anxi Prefecture (which even included parts of Afghanistan).
During the Anshi Rebellion, Tubo also took the opportunity to capture Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty, as one of the most pinnacle dynasties of the Chinese monarch era, hasMore than 30 countries were destroyed, but suffered such a big loss here in Tubo, which shows how strong Tubo was in that era.
The second reason why Princess Wencheng's entry into Tibet and her relatives is very important, out of the need for national unity, the incident of Princess Wencheng's entry into Tibet and her relatives can also be regarded as a means of publicizing the unity of the Han and Tibetan ethnic groups.
In addition, Princess Wencheng played an important role in the exchange and unity between Han and Tibet during the Tang Dynasty. Netizens were interested in beforeWang Xuance destroyed a country by himselfThe story is very interesting.
But when Wang Xuance destroyed Tianzhu in India, the reason why he was able to borrow soldiers from Tubo was that Tubo looked at Princess Wencheng's face.
Back then, Wang Xuance borrowed troops, and he used it"Songtsen Gampo was the son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty".This reason shows how important Princess Wencheng is to the unity between Han and Tibet.
It is worth mentioning that the Han Chinese are of the same origin as the Tibetans to some extent. Because the predecessor of the Han nationality was the alliance between the Yan Emperor and the Yellow Emperor tribes, and the Huaxia tribe before the establishment of the Qin Dynasty.
During the unification of the Six Kingdoms by the Qin Dynasty, they were regarded as barbariansAncient Qiang people, which is also included in the category of the Han nationality.
And there is another branch of the ancient Qiang people, that is, they went to Tibet and lived in ** at that timeNegritosThe combined ethnic group is now the Tibetan people.
Therefore, in the long historical evolution, although the Sino-Tibetan people have lacked communication for a long time, they have a certain blood relationship and can be regarded as "distant relatives".