The Maritime Silk Road sprouted in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, developed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, formed in Qin and Han Dynasties, flourished in Tang and Song Dynasties, and changed in Ming and Qing Dynasties. This is the oldest known sea route. China's Maritime Silk Road is divided into two routes: the East China Sea route and the South China Sea route, with the South China Sea as the center.
The South China Sea Route, also known as the South China Sea Silk Road, mainly starts from Guangzhou and Quanzhou. In the pre-Qin period, Lingnan ancestors opened a trade circle with ceramics as a link in the South China Sea and even the South Pacific coast and its islands. Guangzhou's "Sea Island" in Tang Dynasty was the earliest name of China's Maritime Silk Road and the longest ocean route in the world at that time. Zheng He's voyage to the West in Ming Dynasty marked the peak of the development of the Maritime Silk Road.
The East China Sea route is also known as the "Oriental Maritime Silk Road". During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Qi opened a "coastal" golden channel in Jiaodong Peninsula, which directly connected Liaodong Peninsula, Korean Peninsula, Japanese Islands and Southeast Asia. In the Tang Dynasty, the maritime trade between China, South Korea and Japan gradually rose in Shandong Peninsula and along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. In Song Dynasty, Ningbo became the main port for maritime trade between China, Korea and Japan.
Trade objects of the Maritime Silk Road
1, Korea, Japan, Ryukyu
2. A country located in what is now zhina Peninsula.
3. Southeast Asian coastal islands
4. South Asia
5. Central Asia, West Asia and North Africa
6. All parts of Europe (the ancient Maritime Silk Road ended in Arab countries, and goods were generally transported to Europe through it).
Import and export articles
Exports: The commodities from China are mainly silk, tea, porcelain, gold, silver and books.
Import: Goods from abroad include: coloured glaze, opal, pearls, ivory, spices, gold and silver, precious stones, crystals, agate, amber, camel skin, frankincense, myrrh, benzoin, agarwood, sandalwood, ashes, pepper, Venaz, etc.