What is the history of international students?

The origin of overseas students began with Japan's "envoys sent to the Sui Dynasty" and "envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty".

Before the 7th century, Japan mainly relied on the spread of Chinese immigrants to learn Chinese culture. During the regency of Prince Shotoku, Japan began to directly send "envoys to the Sui Dynasty" and "envoys to the Tang Dynasty" as well as a large number of overseas students and monks to China to proactively learn Chinese culture and became the first country to send people to study in China. The Sui Dynasty was also the time when China began to receive large numbers of students. period of foreign students.

Japanese international students are all arranged to study in the Imperial College. The Imperial College of the Tang Dynasty had six schools: Guozixue, Taixue, Four Schools, Legal Studies, Calligraphy and Arithmetic. Each school had different enrollment targets. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered Zhao Xuanmo, one of the four assistant teachers of the Imperial Academy, to teach these foreign students at Honglu Temple. Japanese students study in China for several years or even decades, and then return to Japan to spread Chinese culture and promote the development of Japanese politics, economy, and culture. The most famous among them are Abe Nakamaro and Kibi Mabe who came to China from Nara.