Research on the System of Embassies and Missions during the Sui and Tang Dynasties (Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Industry, and Commerce Edition)

Author: Ning Zhixin
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This book explores the origin, naming conventions, and basic characteristics of missions. It examines the establishment of missions from the Han Dynasty, Three Kingdoms, Wei-Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Sui Dynasty. During the Han Dynasty, there were 21 types of missions; during the Three Kingdoms, Wei-Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were 23 types; and during the Sui Dynasty, there were 13 types. The book focuses on the fundamental patterns and characteristics of mission establishment in the Tang Dynasty, including the institutional setup, quantity, and classification of missions. It also specifically examines 54 types of missions established by the Tang Dynasty in fields such as agriculture, animal husbandry, handicrafts, and commerce. The book highlights the evolution of missions from irregular to gradually standardized, from temporary to permanent and fixed, and from localized to systematic during the Han and Tang periods. It preliminarily reveals the inherent connection between these changes and social economic development as well as political institutional transformation.