Before the Western Han Dynasty, China silk was trafficked to Central Asia, Indian Peninsula and other places. After Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions, envoys and businessmen of the Han Dynasty moved westward in succession, and a large number of silk and brilliant silk flowers were transported westward along the passage. Rare foreign goods from western countries have also been imported into China. This land artery connecting Chinese and western traffic is the famous "Silk Road" in later generations.
The road map of the Silk Road:
The famous Silk Road in history runs from Chang 'an to the west, passing through Hexi Corridor in Gansu and today's Xinjiang, reaching as far as Central Asia, South Asia and West Asia, as well as countries on the east coast of the Mediterranean, southern Europe and North Africa.
The essence of the Silk Road: The Silk Road appeared when the Western Han government sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions in order to attack the Huns with the Yue family, which increased the economic and cultural exchanges between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. A large number of silk and silk products from the Han Dynasty were transported to the Western Regions and then to West Asia and Europe. To a greater extent, it is the result of a civil act after the government act.
After the opening of the Silk Road, China's silk products enjoyed a high reputation in Europe, especially in the Roman Empire, which regarded China's silk products as precious items and called China "the country of silk". Caesar, the consul of Rome and China, once appeared in the theater in a silk robe, causing a sensation. Later, wearing China silk robes became the social fashion of the upper class in Rome. ?
The Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty in China, from 202 BC to 220 AD, were the initial prosperity stages of China feudal society, and they had already created cultural achievements with world influence, such as Confucianism, the Great Wall and the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. At that time, Europe was in the era of Roman Empire, at the peak of slavery society, and the story of Caesar and Octavian and Christianity was recorded in history. China culture has influenced many countries and regions in East Asia, and Roman culture has also influenced Europe and the Mediterranean. At that time, what the two civilized regions of the East and the West lacked was mutual understanding, mutual communication and mutual absorption. Therefore, the Silk Road to China is a very important event in the history of world cultural exchange, which was earlier than the opening of the new air route 1500 years. The Silk Road is a channel for the ancient western minorities in China to accept advanced culture and understand the outside world. ?
The Han people's cast iron, ditching and sinking techniques, silk products and metal tools were introduced to the western regions, which greatly promoted the economic and cultural development of the western regions.
The Silk Road is a golden channel for the integration of eastern and western cultures. It promotes the mutual penetration of eastern and western civilizations, communicates the wisdom and creation of human beings, and promotes the progress and development of human society.