the-silk-road-of-southwestern-china

TheSilkRoadofSouthwesternChinaMadebyZhangDejun(张德俊)StudentID:142312119ThesilkroadofsouthwesternchinaTheoriginofTheeffctofTheintroductionofTheoriginofthesouthwestsilkroadWhenwespeakoftheSilkRoad,peoplecanassociatetothedesertbeyondtheGreatWallinGobinaturally,andbusinessmenwalkedinthemoonlightwiththecamel.however,Perhapsyoudonotknow,asearlyastheworld-famousSilkRoadopenedupbefore,therehasbeenanotherfolkbusinessroadwhichwasundergoingtheeconomicandculturalexchangesbetweentheEastandtheWest.ThisiswhatIwanttoshowyou------TheSilkRoadofSouthwesternChina.TheoriginofthesouthwestsilkroadAstoryTheSilkRoadofSouthwesternChinahasalegendary(传奇的)storybehind.In122BC,EmperorWudisentZhangQiantothewesternregions.Afterreturninghome,heimmediatelytoldtheEmperorthathesawtheSichuanbamboocanesandsilkclothinthenorthofAfghanistan[æf‘ɡænɪstæn]whichweresoldfromIndia,obviously,theremustbearoadonwhichthebusinessmenbetweenIndiaandsichuanusedforfolktrade.TheoriginofthesouthwestsilkroadInordertocontrolthetrafficonthisroadandexpandtheterritory,thehighlycapableEmperorthencommanded(命令)ZhangQiantoopentheroadandclaimedownershipbythegoverment.Butbecauseofthenationalestrangement[ɪˈstreɪndʒmənt]andlocalleaders’selfishnessonmonopolizing(垄断)lucrative[ˈlu:krətɪv]（丰厚的）profitoftrade,everywhereheturned,ZhangQianresistedbylocalminority.Until200yearslaterdidtheSouthwestSilkRoadbefullyopenedbytheEasternHanDynasty['dɪnəstɪ].TheintroductionofthesouthwestsilkroadThesouthwestsilkroadiscomposedofthreeparts:oneisstartingfromChengdu,throughQujing,Kunmingandothercities,finallyarrivedinDali,wecallthisrouteTheWuChiRoad,becausetheroadisonlyfivefeetwide.TheintroductionofthesouthwestsilkroadAnotherroute’sdestinationisalsoDali,butitsstartingpointisinthesouthofChengdu,andwenamedit“LingGuanRoad”.TheintroductionofthesouthwestsilkroadAftertworoutesabovemeetingatDali,continuingsteppingwestwarduntiltoBurma.it’sthelastpartofThesouthwestsilkroad,whichwecalled“YongChangRoad”.Infact,mostoftheancientmerchantswillcontinuetowalkwestwarduntilreachedtheIndia,Iran[ɪ'rɑ:n]andothercountriesofAsia.TheintroductionofthesouthwestsilkroadThewholerouteTheintroductionofthesouthwestsilkroadEvidenceNotfarawayfromthesouthofChengdu,inGuanghanSanxingduiculturalrelics,peoplefoundalargenumberofexquisite[ɪkˈskwɪzɪt](精美的)toothshellfromBurmese[bɜ:'mi:z]andIndianwarmwater,whatshowsstrongevidenceofhighlevelscultureoftheancientShuandtheintercoursebetweenchinaandcoastalareasinIndiathreethousandyearsago.TheEffectofthesouthwestsilkroadTheeffectoneconomyculturetheotherTheEffectofthesouthwestsilkroadoverthepasttwothousandyears,Thesouthwestsilkroadplayedahugeroleintheeconomicdevelopmentofchina.TheEffectofthesouthwestsilkroadontheonehand,Chinesesilk,cloth,artsandcrafts,QiongzhurodandironwareisconstantlyexportedtocountriesofCentralAsia,atthesametime,thesecountriesimportedglazed（琉璃）,gem（宝石）andpearltochinainreturn.TheroadbenefitsforchineserelationshipwithothercountriesaroundchinaandpromotesthedevelopmentofChinaeconomyrapidly.TheEffectofthesouthwestsilkroadOntheotherhand,Buddhism[ˈbʊdɪzəm]inIndiawastransmittedtochina,whichreceivedthefavorofthefeudal[ˈfju:dl]rulers;Moreover,inculture,afterabsorbingforeignadvancedculture,chineseculturebecomemorediversified.Tosumup,bytheSilkRoad,Hantradedwiththesoutheastareaandotherplacesintheworld,spreadingChinesecultureandinfluenceofChina.TheEffectofthesouthwestsilkroadAndnotonlythat,eventoday,thisroadisofgreatsignificance.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,thehighwayconstructedalongthesouthwestsilkroadwhichconnectedtoIndiaandBurma,becameChineseonlyinternationalchannel.Onlybythisroadcanwegetintouchwithforeign.It'sundeniable[ˌʌndɪˈnaɪəbl]thatthesouthwestsilkroadplayedanextremelyimportantroleinthewaragainstthefascist.Now,whenavarietyofconvenientandfastroadshavebeenbuilt,manypeoplechoosetowalkonthesilkroadofsouthwesternchina,toexperiencetheroughancientroad,feeltheprosperous[ˈprɒspərəs]history,andenjoythejourneyofpeace.ThequestionsQuestion1:whydidZhangQianberesistedbylocalminorityandwhendidtheSouthwestSilkRoadbefullyopened?Answer:becauseofthenationalestrangementandlocalleaders’selfishnessonmonopolizinglucrativeprofitoftrade,andUntil200yearslaterdidtheSouthwestSilkRoadbefullyopenedbytheEasternHanDynasty.ThequestionsQuestion2:Howmanypartsdidthesouthwestsilkroadinclude?whataretheirnames?Answer:Thesouthwestsilkroadiscomposedofthreeparts:oneiscalled“TheWuChiRoad”,anothernamed“LingGuanRoad”,andthelastoneis“YongChangRoad”.ThequestionsQuestion3:Whatistheeffectofthesouthwestsilkroadonculture?Answer:BuddhisminIndiawastransmittedtochina,whichreceivedthefavorofthefeudalrulers;Moreover,inculture,afterabsorbingforeignadvancedculture,chineseculturebecomemorediversified.