What forms of travel existed in ancient China?

The types of travel during China’s feudal society were also rich and diverse. To sum up, the following points are as follows:

(1) Imperial Parade

The Imperial Parade was the An extremely important form of travel. Moreover, there are many examples in this regard. Among them, King Mu of Zhou, Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Yang of Sui, Kangxi, Qianlong, etc. are the most typical representatives. Although the reasons for their tours, pleasure tours, and hunting tours were different, they always included more or less hedonistic reasons and a desire for leisure travel. These, due to the special status of the emperor, would inevitably affect the situation at that time. The development of travel within society.

(2) Officials’ travels

Due to various reasons such as politics, economy, and military, there were many official travels in ancient my country. There were sometimes countless officials who traveled to and from various parts of the country on the orders of the emperor. Some officials even traveled thousands of miles to foreign lands for political, economic and military reasons. It can be said that this was also the early stage of modern official tourism. Among them, the most influential ones are probably Zhang Qian of the Western Han Dynasty and Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty.

(3) Business travel

The most famous ones include: "Silk Road", "Maritime Silk Road", "Tea Horse Road" and so on.

(4) Literary Study Tour

Since ancient times, there has been an old saying in China that “reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles”. Therefore, many Chinese literati have the experience of studying abroad. They have traveled all over China's famous mountains and rivers, roamed scenic spots and historic sites, and left many classic masterpieces handed down from generation to generation. Among them, Sima Qian, Tao Yuanming, Li Bai, Du Fu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, Su Dongpo and others are typical representatives. Take Li Bai, the famous poet of the Tang Dynasty in my country, as an example.

(5) Professional Travel

In my country’s ancient history, many professional and technical levels were far ahead of other countries in the world at that time, which required many people of insight to devote themselves. in professional research. And many professional studies require certain travel experience, which forms another form of travel, professional travel. Typical representatives include: Li Daoyuan, Xu Xiake and Li Shizhen.

(6) Religious Travel

Like many other religious countries, due to the introduction of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Judaism into our country, our country has been engaged in religious tourism since very early There are records of religious travels.

Xuan Zang’s mission to Tianzhu and Jianzhen is well-known for his unswerving faith in his six voyages to Japan and the positive and important historical significance he achieved when he arrived in Japan to promote Buddhism and Chinese culture. .

(7) Festival travel

People travel for festivals, etc.