他们是信息守卫者，是文化使节。
They are gatekeepers of information. They are cultural ambassadors.
对外积极拓展，在竭力缔造“东亚小帝国”的同时，派遣赴唐使节，如饥似渴地汲取唐朝的先进文化，努力跻身于文明国家的行列。
Envoys were dispatched to China (then in Tang Dynasty) to absorb its advanced culture avidly, in the hope of being labeled as one of the civilized countries.
古代日本对大陆文化的引进，最初依靠渡来人来完成，七世纪初逐渐过渡到通过作为遣外使节的留学生以及书籍收集来实现。
Chinese culture was originally introduced to Japan by Dulai people, and in the 7th century, by diplomatic envoys to China and collection of Chinese books.
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