Analysis of the Cultural Exchange Connotation of the Tea Merchant Story of the Wanli Tea Road——Focusing on the Stories of"Merchants in Mongolia"
The stories of the tea merchants represented by the Mongolian merchants'brigade are widely spread in Inner Mongolia,and the stories contain the connotation of the tea merchants promoting cultural exchanges among the various ethnic groups along the tea route.In the story of entrepreneurship,the mer-chants in Mongolia deepened and strengthened the spirit of the Shanxi merchants in developing the tea trade route;in the story of legend,the merchants in Mongolia were rooted in Inner Mongolia,transformed from Han Chinese to Han Chinese in the western part of the country,and changed from participating in the develop-ment of Inner Mongolia to being the owners of the construction of Inner Mongolia;In the story of the construction of a grassland city,the merchants in Mongolia participated in the construction of the grassland city and promoted the interactive interaction between the ethnic groups in Inner Mongolia;in the story of marriage,the merchants in Mongolia married women from other ethnic groups and settled in Inner Mongolia,which promoted the mixing of ethnic groups.The important role of the Wanli Tea Road in promoting mutual appreciation of civilisations and cultural exchange continues to this day in the stories of the tea merchants.
Stories of the Tea MerchantMerchants in MongoliaCultural Exchange