摘要
In the eyes of Croatian archaeologist Goran Durdevic,an ancient mirror can also reflect cultural exchanges along the ancient Silk Road.GORAN Durdevic,aged 35,is an archaeolo-gist from Croatia.Since 2013,following the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI),there has been increasing cooperation between Chinese universities and those in B&R member countries.is entailed some Chinese universities expanding enrollment to include international students from those countries.In 2017,Goran,who was in Croatia at the time,saw the news of the enrollment and applied to study at the School of History at Capital Normal University in Beijing,China.During his six-year stay in China,he carried out comparative research on bronze mirrors from the Chinese Han Dynasty(206 BC-AD 220)and ancient Rome.When it comes to the Chinese and Western allusions pertaining to mirrors,Goran can name a list of ancient Chinese philosophies which are inspiring to him.“In the Tang Dynasty(618-907),people believed that by using copper as a mirror,one could check one’s physical appearance;by using people as a mirror,one could understand gains and losses;and by using history as a mirror,one could know the rise and fall of regimes.”
