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The line that connects East to West

What does The Silk Road refer to ?

Introduction

The Silk Road refers to the ancient trade route connecting Asia Continent and European Continent, usually it can be classified into Northern Silk Road on the land，Southern Silk Road on the land and the Silk Road on the sea.

Zhang Qian was sent to make an alliance with the Huns, which was never successful. He did however learn about crops such as grapes, a more powerful horse for combat, and established trade relationships.

The father of the Silk Road

Zhang Qian

---father of Silk Road

THE SILK ROAD Han Dynasty

Starting from Chang’an, today's Xi’an, which was the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang led his team across the vast Western Regions and reached Loulan, Guizi and Yutian states and established trade relations with these small kingdoms.

Tang Dynasty

The Tang Dynasty government paid more attention to the Silk Road.Unlike the Silk Road in Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty had control over some areas of Western Region and Central Asia along the road, establishing effective and sturdy orders, which cleared obstacles for Chinese businessmen.

THE SILK ROAD

The famous Chinese Monk Xuanzang in Tang Dynasty traveled along the Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty.

THE SILK ROAD

The famous Chinese Monk Xuanzang in Tang Dynasty traveled along the Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty.

Xuanzang began his trip from Chang’an (today's Xi’an) and passed through the GanSu Corridor, HaMi, TurPan and continued his journey westward to India. Xuanzang was surprised by the warm reception he received along his way.

THE SILK ROAD

It was commonly believed that people in those states were brutal, wild and uncontrollable. Xuangzang's trip changed the attitude toward the nomadic tribes in the Western Region and this contributed greatly to the Tang government's friendly relationship with these states.

THE SILK ROADYuan Dynasty

Trade along the Silk Road reached its zenith during this period. The famous traveler Marco Polo traveled along the Silk Road visiting DaDu that is today's Beijing and wrote his famous book about the orient and introduced China to western countries systematically.

THE SILK ROAD

The Silk Road was definitely an important path for cultural, commercial and technological exchange between traders, merchants,pilgrim ,missionaries even soldiers. During more than 2000 years, the road improved the transfer from nomads to urban dwellers across the Asian continent even the countries bordering upon Mediterranean.

Influence

The Silk Road greatly promoted the exchanges of economy, technology and culture among the Asian, the European and the African.It made the whole world colorful.