Silk Road

Silk Road is an important international trade route between China and the Mediterranean. As Chinese silk occupies the majority of trade on this ancient road, it was called "silk road" by famous German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen in 1877.

It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are 33 historical sites along the road, 22 of which are in Shaanxi Province, Henan Province, Gansu Province and Xinjiang in China.

The introduction to this route includes basic information, chronology, famous attractions along the way and other interesting knowledge.

This road is not only an ancient international trade route but also a wonderful culture bridge like China, Central Asia, India, Persia, Arabia, Turkey, Greece, and Italian culture. Four Chinese inventions and western religion were introduced

From the opening of the world famous Silk Road in the Han Dynasty until the collapse of the former Morning, it has a history of over 1600 years.

This ancient road started from Chang'an (present Xi'an), arrived at Dunhuang through the Hexi corridor, divided into three sections, south line, mid line and north line. These three routes spread throughout Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, then spread to Pakistan, India, even Rome.

Indeed, in addition to the Silk Road in the northwestern part of China, there are two other trade routes in the southwestern part of China and the ocean, which have made a great contribution to the development of the world. They are known as "Southern Silk Road" and "Maritime Silk Road"

The scenery and attractions along the Silk Road are spectacular and attractive. Dunhuang's famous Mogao caves, gorgeous Kashgar's Sunday city, Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region customs etc.

There are various travel plans for world famous roads. TravelChinaGuide offers visitors the number of itineraries experiencing this ancient trade route adventure. Visitors should understand the basics of travel, such as weather, food, drinks, accommodation, transportation, ethnic customs. Details about these are here

These pictures introduce the attractive landscape of this historic trade route. They not only show the beauty of historic places, they also show wonders of nature.

Silk road has played an important role in history. Regardless of history, economy, culture, or sightseeing, Silk Road has a passive meaning. As an important material exchange channel, Silk Road originally joined the logistics of the east and the west of the world, later called "cultural exchanges" and played a major role in cultural exchange. Silk Road is a symbol of the Chinese world and is related to the increase and decrease of Chinese people. In the past, when interaction between the east and the west was very inconvenient, the Silk Road built a platform to help the Midwest interchange.

In 200 BC. By 1450 AD, Silk Road changed from a simple European trade route to international trade, its political power took over Silk Road from Chinese dynasty to Mongolia; due to these political and economic changes Even though and trade routes of communication. - 400 years from the collapse of the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 BC) to the formation of the Tang Dynasty (618 - 906) was part of China's history. During this period, foreign invasion, trade across the continent, and the ambition of Missionary teachers brought unprecedented foreign cultural influence in this area. These effects are secular and sacred.

Buddhism was brought to China through the Silk Road. Buddhist monks traveled Silk Road with merchant caravans to promote their new religion. A favorable Chinese silk trade along this trade route began in the Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 BCE), Alexander the Great established the system of the Hellenistic kingdom (323 BC - 63 BC). From the Mediterranean to modern Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, the border with China. Afghanistan's strong Greco-Buckert Kingdom (250 BC - 125 BC) and later India - the Kingdom of Greece (180 BC - 10 AD) carried out Greek Buddhism and formed silk after China and the first of the road The stop was about 300 years. See Da Yuan (Ta Yuan; Chinese: Dawan; text "Great Ionian").