The son of a Sogdian (ethnic nation in the Western Regions) merchant during the Tang Dynasty, during the wave of "the heyday of the Silk Road" and "the rise of maritime trade", he grew from a grocer in the West City of Chang'an to a trading giant that connected the land Silk Road and the maritime ceramic road. In the process of integrating Chinese and Western trade routes and balancing diverse cultures, he understood that "merchants are not only profit seekers, but also envoys of mutual learning among civilizations", and completed the growth and transformation from "exotic merchants" to "the merchant soul of the Tang Dynasty".
