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Silk Road (an ancient commercial road connecting China and the West)

The Silk Road, referred to as Silk Road for short, generally refers to the land Silk Road, which is broadly divided into the land Silk Road and the maritime Silk Road.

The overland Silk Road originated in the Western Han Dynasty (202-8 years ago), starting from the capital Chang 'an (now Xi 'an), passing through Gansu and Xinjiang, reaching Central Asia and West Asia and 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.