Editing Balhae (section)

==Economy and trade==
Under Balhae, the region's agriculture became much more widespread and well-developed than in previous centuries, especially in the north. [[Millet]], [[barley]], [[soy bean]]s and [[rice]] were the main type of crops cultivated in Balhae. Some of its specialized regional produce, such as rice, fermented beans, plums and pears, were much sought after. Fishing and hunting also remained important among Balhae people. Balhae also produced fine iron and copper wares, silk and linen textiles, and ceramics, including [[Sancai]] pottery developed under the influence of that of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=战继发 |title=黑龙江屯垦史（第1卷） |date=2017 |publisher=[[Social Sciences Literature Press]] |location=北京 |isbn=9787520113977 |pages=51–55|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUxsEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA51}}</ref> Whaling was also done, albeit this was mostly done as tribute to the Tang.<ref name="日本"/>

Balhae had a high level of craftsmanship and engaged in trade with neighboring polities such as the [[Göktürk]]s, [[Nara period|Nara Japan]], [[Later Silla]] and the Tang dynasty.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/tsentr-i-periferiya-severo-vostochnoy-chasti-gosudarstva-bohay|script-title=ru:Центр и периферия северо-восточной части государства Бохай |trans-title=Center and periphery of northeastern part of Bohai state |author1=Gelman Evgenia Ivanovna |work=Story. Historical Sciences |date=2006 |access-date=5 February 2019 |language=ru}}</ref> Balhae sent a large number of envoys to Japan, called {{ill|Bokkaishi|ja|渤海使}}. Fur from Balhae was exported to Japan while textile products and precious metals, such as gold and mercury, were imported from Japan. In Japan, the fur of the 貂 (''ten'', ''i.e.'' [[sable]] or other [[marten]]) was very valuable due to its popularity among Japanese aristocrats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parhae's Maritime Routes to Japan in the Eighth Century|url=http://s-space.snu.ac.kr/bitstream/10371/71073/1/Parhae’s%20Maritime%20Routes%20to%20Japan%20in%20the%20Eighth%20Century.pdf}}</ref><ref name="日本">{{cite web|date=2017|script-title=ja:日本にも朝貢していた渤海国ってどんな国？ 唐や新羅に挟まれ、友好を求めて彼らは海を渡ってきた|trans-title=What is Balhae that was talking to Japan as well? They were caught between Tang and Silla, they came across the ocean in search of friendship|url=https://bushoojapan.com/tomorrow/2016/09/21/84399|access-date=5 February 2019|work=BUSHOO!JAPAN（武将ジャパン）|language=ja}}</ref> Similarly, Balhae builders used Japanese fortification techniques with prevailing Japanese culture in their construction of the {{ill|port of An|ru|Краскинское городище}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/dinamika-urbanizatsionnyh-protsessov-v-srednevekovyh-gosudarstvah-dalnego-vostoka|title=Динамика Урбанизационных Процессов В Средневековых Государствах Дальнего Востока |trans-title=Dynamics of urbanization processes in medieval states of the Far east|author=Kradin Nikolai Nikolaevich |work= Siberian historical research |date=2018 |access-date=5 February 2019 }}</ref> Balhae's musical works ''Shinmaka'' ({{langx|ja|新靺鞨}}) have been preserved by the Japanese court.<ref>{{cite web |title=新靺鞨 |url=https://www.kamakuratoday.com/suki/mochida/237.html |website=kamakuratoday |language=ja |access-date=17 September 2019 |archive-date=3 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103143549/https://www.kamakuratoday.com/suki/mochida/237.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>