SilkRoadTheSilkRoadisanancientpassagethroughAsiaandEurope.大漠驼影ItstartsfromChang'an,theancientcapitalofHanandTangDynasties.ItextendswestwardtoRome.nowXi'an,ShanxiEastWest西安Xi'anisthefirstofthesixancientcapitalsofChina.Itisalsoknownastheworld'sfourancientcapitals.Beijing,Xi'an,Luoyang,Kaifeng,Nanjing,HangzhouThestartingpointoftheSilkRoadOriginofthename•Amongthegoodstradedthroughthislongroad,•thesilkthatisproducedinChinaisthemostrepresentative,•hencenamed“SilkRoad”.•ThemartialartsofEmperorWuoftheHanDynastydirectlyopenedthehistoricalcurtainoftheSilkRoad!汉武帝刘彻•EmperorWuofHansentZhangQiantotheWesternRegion.PeopletakethewestofYumenPassinGansu,thatis,today'sXinjiangregionandfartheraway,calledtheWesternRegion.ZhangQian’sdeparturefromWesternRegion(DunhuangMurals)Heisanadventurerandageniusdiplomat.HeisalsoawargeneralandisadistinguishedfigureinChinesehistory.First(138BC)Second(119BC)Chang’anHexiCorridorXinjiangCentralAsiaWestAsiaEuropeZhangQianledthedelegationtovisitmanywesterncountries,andmanywesterncountriesalsosentmessengerstoreturntothankthem.Shortlythereafter,manywesterncountrieswereattachedtotheHanDynasty.HistoryoftheSilkRoadAroadconnectspeoplethousandsofmilesaway.ThisisaroadtoconnectthefriendshipbetweentheEastandtheWest.Merchantshaveopenedtheireyesinthisorientalmetropolisandareloadingtheirgoodsbacktotheirhometowns.Thisisaneconomicroadtotransportgoods.Groupsofcamelcaravansmarchedonthislongtraderoute.Thisisaroadforcommoditycirculationandculturalexchange.WeseemtohaveseenthesceneofthebusinessontheSilkRoadthatyear,asifweheardtheswayingbellsinthedesert…Thisisabusyroad.Alongthisancientroad,grapes,pomegranates,walnuts,carrots,andpeacocks,elephantshaveflowedintotheCentralPlainsofChina.China'sexquisitesilkfabricsandfourinventionshavealsospreadalongthisroadtoWestAsiaandEurope.GreatroadRoadoffriendshipEconomicroadCulturalroad