The historical significance of the Silk Road. The ancient Silk Road opened up the East-West Corridor and built a huge network of world traffic routes for the first time.
The ancient Silk Road criss-crosses and extends in all directions, which is a miracle in the history of road traffic in the world. Numerous major Chinese and foreign traffic arteries, large and small, constitute the "blood meridians" of the ancient Silk Road, construct the basic pattern of the ancient Silk Road, and build the ancient traffic network connecting the East and the West, becoming the most convenient passage between Asia and Europe.
Numerous passages make people walk and things flow smoothly, and envoys, caravans, monks, scholars and craftsmen from the East and the West come in an endless stream, which greatly expands the radius of commercial and cultural exchanges and trade markets of countries along the route.
2. The ancient Silk Road greatly promoted the great circulation of commodities and took the lead in realizing the trade and economic exchanges between the East and the West.
The Silk Road was the lifeline of ancient East-West trade. Through the Silk Road, China's silk, tea, porcelain, lacquerware and other commodities are continuously exported to countries along the route. Jewelry, medicinal materials, spices, grapes, flax, walnuts, carrots, zucchini and other crops from Central Asia, West Asia and Europe have continuously entered China.
In which dynasty was the Silk Road opened? The Silk Road was formed in the 2nd century BC to 1 century AD. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, which formed the basic trunk road of the Western Regions. The Maritime Silk Road was formed in the Qin and Han Dynasties. The Silk Road refers to the ancient commercial and trade routes that started in ancient China and connected Asia, Africa and Europe. The Silk Road in a narrow sense generally refers to the Silk Road on land. Broadly speaking, it can be divided into land silk road and maritime silk road.
The overland Silk Road is an overland commercial and trade corridor connecting the hinterland of China and all parts of Europe. It was formed from the 2nd century BC to the 6th century AD, and was used until the 6th century AD. It is the main road of economic, political and cultural exchanges between East and West.
The Maritime Silk Road was an ancient maritime passage for communication, trade and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. It is mainly centered on the South China Sea, so it is also called the South China Sea Silk Road. The Maritime Silk Road was formed in the Qin and Han Dynasties, developed from the Three Kingdoms to the Sui Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties and changed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This is the oldest known sea route.
Who pioneered the Silk Road? Zhang Qian (about 164- 1 14) was born in Chenggu, Hanzhong (now Chenggu County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province), an outstanding diplomat, traveler and explorer in the Han Dynasty in China, and a pioneer of the Silk Road. My hometown is Wang Bo Village, 2 kilometers south of Chenggu County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province.
Zhang Qian is full of pioneering and adventurous spirit. In the second year of the Western Han Dynasty (BC 139), under the orders of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, guided by Gan's father, he set out from Chang 'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty, and led more than 100 people to the western regions, thus opening up the north-south road leading to the western regions in the Han Dynasty, the famous "Silk Road". Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty named him Prince Bo for his exploits.
Sima Qian praised Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions as "hollowing out", which means "opening the way". Zhang Qian's two missions to the Western Regions opened the land transportation between China and Central Asia, West Asia, South Asia and even Europe. Since then, China people have sold silk, tea, lacquerware and other products to the Western Regions and Central Asia through this channel, and at the same time introduced precious stones, glassware and other products from Europe, West Asia and Central Asia. Zhang Qian is known as "the pioneer of the Silk Road" and "the first China person who opened his eyes to see the world".