HeXi Corrido, a road to civilization, a magnificent epic.When Zhang Qian, a friendly envoy of the Han Empire with a pioneering and adventurous spirit, emptied out the Western Regions, this long and narrow passage stretching to the west of the Yellow River began to become a journey of war and iron horses, a long ancient road for business travelers, and an international forum where Chinese and Western cultures blended and collided.aisle.However, there has never been a documentary on “HeXi Corrido” before.Three years ago, a documentary creation team full of dreams set foot on this ancient and great passage, capturing the splendid moments on the HeXi Corrido, in the form of a chronological epic, spanning the Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin, Sui and Tang, Mongolia and Yuan Dynasties.From the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Republic of China and New China, the history of HeXi Corrido and even the entire western China is systematically sorted out, showing its majesty, glory and desolation spanning thousands of years.

messenger

It mainly tells the story that in 138 BC, the Xiongnu encircled and harassed the Han Dynasty, forcing Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to send Zhang Qian across the HeXi Corrido to seek military alliances in the Western Regions.Zhang Qian's hollowing out and the great geographical discoveries brought HeXi Corrido officially into the sight of the Central Plains dynasty.

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The information Zhang Qian brought back from his mission to the Western Regions strengthened Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's determination to get through HeXi Corrido.This episode mainly tells the story of the Battle of Hexi that took place in Hexi Corrido in 121 BC.Within a year, Huo Qubing, who was only 19 years old, led the Han Dynasty cavalry to attack the Xiongnu three times, breaking through HeXi Corrido and integrating it into the territory of the Han Dynasty.

Station

After the Battle of Hexi, the administrative and postal systems spread throughout Hexi, and the Han Dynasty's sphere of influence also extended to the Western Regions along the Hexi Corrido.This episode mainly uses the establishment of a post station in Xuanquan in Dunhuang and the unearthed Han bamboo slips to reproduce the past events of Changluo Hou Changhui's contribution to the Western Regions, and show the important role of the strategic channel HeXi Corrido in the Han Dynasty's management of the Western Regions.

root vein

It mainly tells the story of the Wei and Jin Dynasties from the perspective of Confucian culture. During the chaos in the Central Plains, HeXi Corrido protected the Confucian scholars who migrated here with its relatively stable political environment.Since then, Confucian culture has taken root in HeXi Corrido, and eventually spread eastward to feed the Central Plains, becoming an important source of culture and institutions in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

statue

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Buddhist culture from both sides of the Ganges began to enter China on a large scale along the wide HeXi Corrido.Buddhists represented by Tan Wuxie and Kumarajiva promoted Buddhism here by translating scriptures and creating statues, starting the process of the sinicization of Buddhism. At the same time, they also left a precious Buddhist heritage for HeXi Corrido.

Silk Road

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, due to the turmoil in the Central Plains and the separatism of Hexi, the Silk Road was blocked.Merchants from the Western Regions stopped at HeXi Corrido, making it an international trade center in the early years of the Sui Dynasty.In 609 AD, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty went west to conquer Tuyuhun, which invaded HeXi Corrido, and held a diplomatic and trade alliance meeting in Zhangye.The Silk Road connecting the Central Plains and the Western world was once again open.

Dunhuang

The prosperous Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous period of the Silk Road and the most glorious era of Dunhuang art.Craftsmen who came to Dunhuang from Chang'an brought Chang'an art here. With the support of local aristocratic families, they continued to excavate Dunhuang grottoes and paint Dunhuang murals.This episode takes the construction of Grotto No. 220 of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang as an example to tell how the Dunhuang Grottoes witnessed the prosperity of the Silk Road and became the epitome of the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty.

alliance

HeXi Corrido not only connected the ancient Central Plains and the Western Regions, but also connected the Mongolian Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the north and south.This episode mainly tells that in the era of the Mongol Empire, the leaders of nomadic tribes from the two major plateaus of Mongolia and Qinghai-Tibet held a peace talk in HeXi Corrido.With the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, Tibet was included in China's territory, and the Liangzhou Alliance profoundly affected China's political and cultural pattern for hundreds of years.

common people

As the northwest defense line of the Ming Dynasty gradually shrank, HeXi Corrido gradually fell into silence due to seclusion.This episode uses the ancient Jiayuguan City as the perspective to tell the story of the Eastern and Western people who traveled through HeXi Corrido during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and their experiences and knowledge in HeXi Corrido.Although HeXi Corrido and the entire country had entered a period of silence at this time, in the turbulent late imperial period, the outbreak of the Xinjiang crisis and the deafening defense theory once again awakened the rulers of the Central Plains to pay attention to HeXi Corrido and the vast western region.

treasure

After the founding of New China, the rich natural resources became the driving force for the recovery of HeXi Corrido. The ancient corridor ushered in modern industry and machine production, becoming a key part of the blueprint for the construction of New China.From the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway to the Lanzhou-Xinjiang High-speed Railway, from the ancient Silk Road to the Belt and Road Initiative, HeXi Corrido once again has an opportunity to rise.