From Chang 'an to the Western Regions, we must pass through the Hexi Corridor. Since the Vietnamese moved westward, this area has been completely controlled by the Huns. When Zhang Qian and his party hurried through the Hexi Corridor, they unfortunately met tarkan, all of whom were captured, detained and placed under house arrest.
Zhang Qian was forced to marry a Hun woman here and gave birth to a child. But he "does not disgrace your life" and "holds the Han Festival without losing". Zhang Qian and others lived in Xiongnu for ten years.
By BC 129, the enemy's surveillance was gradually relaxed. Zhang Qian took advantage of the Xiongnu unprepared, decisively left his wife and children, led his entourage, and escaped from Xiongnu Wang Ting.
Zhang Qian was the first emissary who opened the road to the Western Regions in the Western Han Dynasty. He made two missions to the Western Regions, and communicated China's trade relations with West Asia and Europe. China's silk and silk products were transported from Chang 'an to the west, passed through the Hexi Corridor, rested in today's Xinjiang (now the Iranian Plateau and the two river basins), and then transported from rest to Daqin in West Asia and Europe (the name of the Roman Empire in China history books in Han Dynasty).
The overland Silk Road originated in the Western Han Dynasty (202-8 BC), starting from the capital Chang 'an (now Xi 'an), passing through Gansu and Xinjiang to Central Asia and West Asia, connecting Mediterranean countries. Its original function was to transport silk produced in ancient China.
1877, German geologist Richthofen named the "Silk Road" from BC 1 14 to AD 127 as "the traffic road between China and Central Asia, and between China and India", which was quickly accepted by the academic circles and the public. ?
The "Maritime Silk Road" is a maritime passage for transportation, trade and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries in ancient times, 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.
2065438+On June 22nd, 2004, China, Kazakstan and Kyrgyzstan jointly declared the "Silk Road: Chang 'an-Tianshan Corridor Road Network" in the eastern section of the onshore Silk Road as a world cultural heritage, which became the first successful project of transnational cooperation.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Silk Road