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How the Sogdian Ancient Letters Show the Family Values of the Sogdians People Who Lived in China
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Abstract
Sogdiana was an ancient country of Central Asia lasting from the Han dynasty to Song dynasty in the history of China. Its people, the Sogdians, were famous for their business talents. Their contributions to the international trade system and culture blending were nonnegligible. Sogdians expanded the geographical range of their trade routes to China; some of them chose to live in China to do business. Called as Hu, a general term for non-Chinese peoples living north and northwest of China, Sogdians brought their own culture and traditions and kept their own identity when they settled in China. This paper analyzes the details and purpose of Sogdian ancient letters to explore how and why the Sogdians preserved their heritage and maintained their culture in China. In conclusion, Sogdians kept family values to form an organization to help each other when they were out of their motherland.
Keywords
the Silk Road, the Sogdian people, family value, Sogdian ancient letters
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Xu,Q. (2023). How the Sogdian Ancient Letters Show the Family Values of the Sogdians People Who Lived in China. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,8,124-128.
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