Author(s)

Chaochao Yang and Jian He

Corresponding Author

Chaochao Yang

Abstract

The Silk Road in China covers a total of 4000 kilometers, and the Hexi Corridor accounts for about a quarter of the total. Tibetan Buddhism has a far-reaching spread and influence in this region. Through thousands of years of war and replacement, gathering, dispersion, separation, migration and integration, various ethnic groups have created colorful and rich treasures. The Silk Road Hexi Corridor, about 1000 kilometers long, is an important channel from the ancient inland China to the western region, and also an important international channel for political, economic and cultural exchanges with the western world. Four counties in Hexi: Liangzhou (now Wuwei), Ganzhou (now Zhangye), Suzhou and Shazhou (now Jiuquan and Dunhuang), and Guazhou (now Anxi) are the passes with prosperous commerce and trade, large population, profound religion and developed culture, which are well-known in historical documents. Under the influence of Tibetan Buddhism culture, a large number of historical documents, heroes, historic sites, music and dance, nomadic farming culture, religious culture and so on are interwoven, which has accumulated rich treasures for the cultural tourism resources in this region. In this particular region, the development of Tibetan Buddhism Communication is deeply explored and studied, which can not only systematically, completely and truly show the "Hexi Road" of the silk road The connotation and charm of the corridor section can not only promote the protection, inheritance and promotion of the Silk Road culture, but also realize the effective protection and rational development and utilization of cultural and tourism resources.

Keywords

Historical Conditions; Tibetan Buddhism; Liang Zhou