Impact of Ancient Chinese Culture on South East Asia

Impact of Ancient Chinese Culture on Southeast Asia

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Impact of Ancient Chinese Culture on Southeast Asia

Ancient Chinese culture has relatively survived the years because of its impact primarily on Southeast Asia . The

Chinese cultural influence stems from the fact that the ancient Chinese travelled wide distances both by land and sea in to trade goods with its neighboring countries . In the process of ancient commerce and trade , four things largely played a significant role in the spread of the Chinese culture in Southeast Asian countries : one is the interaction between the Chinese traders and their counterparts in foreign shores two is the traded Chinese good or product three is Chinese migration to Southeast Asian nations , and four is the dominance of Chinese political and social thought epitomized by notable Chinese thinkers such as Confucius . All these four factors combined led to the Chinese influencing these nations in terms of culture

Another important factor to consider is the idea that most , if not all of these Southeast Asian nations have attempted to replicate portions of Chinese culture to a certain extent . It implies that these nations have considered Chinese culture as a superior ' culture by virtue of what the country has been able to socially achieve through centuries . This implication suggests as well that the spread and acceptance of Chinese culture has been made much easier precisely because some people residing in Southeast Asian nations are more than welcome to the idea of assimilating Chinese culture into their daily lives . Chinese beliefs and practices , it can be said , continue to flourish in these foreign nations , which further reinforces the idea that Chinese culture is there to stay and will continue to be a shaping force in the daily affairs of Southeast Asians

Ancient trade

Lillian M . Li wrote that in ancient times , China conducted its silk trade to the various regions in the West as well as the countries in Southeast Asia (p . 194 ' She also noted the volumes of silk being traded across many different parts of Southeast Asia during the late 18th century to the early parts of the 19th century , a time when China began to reach wider distances in to trade its surplus of silk (Li ,

. 194 ' Aside from silk , tea and porcelain were also two of the primary traded goods by the ancient Chinese outside its territory . In essence , all these traded goods have contributed to the spread and , in the end , the influence of Chinese culture in Southeast Asian nations especially when looked into the system of trade itself

For the most part , the ancient Chinese traders had to travel huge oceanic distances in to...