The extensive international exchanges established in the early years of the Ming Dynasty were mediated by diplomatic documents. At that time, the languages of China's international exchanges were Chinese and Arabic, and the idea of the Chinese order was disseminated through a large number of diplomatic documents, and this traditional cultural and moral order norm played a normative role in the balance of regional power. At the same time, China in the Ming Dynasty was a dynasty that revived traditional culture, and the traditional culture inherited was not only the so-called "etiquette" of Confucian culture, but adopted an inclusive and multicultural attitude in cultural policy - inclusiveness. This is fully manifested in the cultural relics and documents left behind by Zheng He's voyage to the West.
Generally speaking, the development of human civilization can be divided into two levels: material civilization and spiritual civilization. Judging from the record of Ma Huan's "Yingya Shenglan", in terms of material civilization, overseas countries have a dazzling array of products, and there are about 70 kinds of products exchanged with China;On the spiritual level, there are obviously three types in the 20 countries that Ma Huan visited: first, the whole country believes in one religion, including kings and people;The second is that the king believes in one religion, and the people of the country believe in another;Third, there are multiple religions coexisting in a country. It can be seen that the Indian Ocean civilization is composed of diverse cultures. The extant Sri Lankan "Zheng He Bushi Ceylon Mountain Buddhist Temple Tablet" records the historical facts of Zheng He's contributions to Buddha, Vishnu and Allah Allah in three languages, which is the best example of the Ming Dynasty's multicultural tolerance.
On the whole, the Ming Dynasty's active international interactions led to a multicultural mix. Through diplomatic edicts and maritime diplomacy, the moral norms of Chinese civilization have been widely disseminated in international exchanges, and while Chinese civilization has been widely recognized among regional countries, it has produced the integration of Chinese civilization and overseas pluralistic civilizations, which in today's words is the integration of cultural concepts in international relations. In the edict of the Chinese emperor in the Ming Dynasty, it is very prominent that it is to be honest, to be virtuousThe use of courtesy, harmony is precious;All over the world;Concord Wanbang and so on. In particular, the embodiment of the value of peace, "sharing the blessings of peace", played an important role in the construction of international relations and order at that time.
Article**: All Nations Come to Dynasty - The Grand Meeting of Beijing in the Ming Dynasty
Author: Wan Ming.