Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Yuan Dynasty and Its Culture

The Yuan Dynasty was rich and culture. The major cultural achievements were the development of drama and books. Trades between East and West flourished after given the unified rule of central Asia. Because of the Mongols great connections produced a fair amount of cultural exchange. The Chinese were introduced to western instruments. Because of this the conversion to Islam  by Muslims of Central Asia has brought more and more Chinese to the northwest and the southwest region. Many religions were introduced and tolerated, yet Lamaism (Tibetan Buddhism) flourished. They got results in the fields of travel literature, cartography , and geography , and scientific education. Chinese innovations, such as printing techniques, porcelain production, playing cards, and medical literature, were introduced in Europe while making  glass and cloisonne became popular in China. The most famous traveler was Marco Polo at the time and  the Great Khan's capital (now Beijing ), and of life there astounded the people of Europe.

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