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Tributary system of China

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The tributary system of China (simplified Chinese: 中华朝贡体系; traditional Chinese: 中華朝貢體系; pinyin: Zhōnghuá cháogòng tǐxì), or Cefeng system (simplified Chinese: 册封体制; traditional Chinese: 冊封體制; pinyin: Cèfēng tǐzhì) was a network of loose international relations centered around China which facilitated trade and foreign relations by acknowledging China's hegemonic role within a Sinocentric world order. It involved multiple relationships of trade, military force, diplomacy and ritual. The other states had to send a tributary envoy to China on schedule, who would kowtow to the Chinese emperor as a form of tribute, and acknowledge his superiority and precedence. The other countries followed China's formal ritual in order to keep the peace with the more powerful neighbor and be eligible for diplomatic or military help under certain conditions. Political actors within the tributary system were largely autonomous and in almost all cases virtually independent.

Tributary system of China - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Network of loose international relations centered on China Qing China (1820) Tributary states A mural from the Qianling Mausoleum in Shaanxi, 706. Foreign ambassadors are being received at court. The bald man in the middle is from the West and the man to his right is from Silla . The tributary system of China ( simplified Chinese : 中华朝贡体系 ; traditional Chinese : 中華朝貢體系 ; pinyin : Zhōnghuá cháogòng tǐxì ), or Cefeng system ( 册封体制 ; 冊封體制 ; Cèfēng tǐzhì ) at its height was a network of loose international

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