Porcelain, tea and silk fascinate European aristocrats. How strong is the Chinese style?

As we all know, China has a long history and culture. In addition to orthodox academic culture, there are also some cultural customs formed by social development, such as tea culture and wine culture, which have flourished so far. It is essential for friends to get together or entertain guests. In ancient times, tea, porcelain, silk and other items can be said to be China's business cards, which were snapped up by people from other countries. Especially after the15th century, the upsurge of Chinese style appeared in Europe, which fascinated the nobles of European countries. It can be seen that the Chinese style is very fierce. First of all, Chinese style products began to be loved by European aristocrats in the eleventh century. As we all know, there was a famous European traveler named Kyle Poirot in 1 1 century. When he was a child, he came to China with his family and was attracted by China's culture, art and technology. Later, when he returned to Europe, he wrote his travel experience in China 17 years into The Travels of Marco Polo, which caused a heated discussion on the European continent, and made many adventurers and missionaries come to China to appreciate the oriental culture and benefit from the continuous development of navigation technology. Businessmen brought tea, porcelain, silk and other oriental products back to Europe by sea, while missionaries brought China's art and culture back to Europe, which quickly attracted the attention and love of European people and greatly promoted the exchange and integration of Chinese and Western cultures at that time.

At that time, China-style products used to be the symbol of European upper-class status. After centuries of development, since Kyle Polo's trip, the route between Europe and the East has been continuously opened up, and the Chinese style is getting stronger and stronger in the European continent. In European society at that time, China's silk, tea and porcelain were the most popular products. As long as they come from China, they are labeled as advanced products, and even only nobles can enjoy them. For a long time, products made in China have status symbols, which once caused social panic. At that time, Louis XIV, the most powerful Bourbon king in Europe, had held Chinese style activities in Versailles and Mali because he loved Chinese style. From the layout of the scene to the tableware used, from costumes to dances, it is full of strong Chinese style, which shows how strong European Chinese style is in the eighteenth century.

Finally, in addition to the objects made in China, which set off a craze among European aristocrats, many excellent cultures in China were also sought after by European thinkers and writers, which shows that the Chinese style was very fierce in Europe at that time.