The Visual Expression of the Chinese Culture in Xixia Coins
The monetary and economic integration of kingdoms of Liao,Song,Xia and Jin promoted the exchanges among all ethnic groups in this period,and currency became an important bond of economic exchanges.Under the background of ethnic integration and the development of commodity economy,the coins of Xixia(the Kingdom of Xia)have become one of the important records of ethnic exchanges,interaction and integration.The coins of Xixia followed the currency system of the Central Plains,and the integration of cultures of the Song Dynasty and Xixia promoted the maturity of monetary and economic system of Xixia.The artistic design of Xixia coins draws on the cultural concepts and forms of currency in the Central Plains,and realizes the effective integration of currency in the economic system and visual images.The common spiritual beliefs,values and aesthetic feelings of the Chinese nation represented by the coin art of Xixia have achieved the cultural and artistic integration in coin casting,witnessed the development process of the ethnic minorities absorbing the culture of the Central Plains,and jointly promoted the pluralistic integration of the Chinese culture.
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