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Silk Road

TheSilk Roadwinds its way through numerous lands and deserts, colorfully stretching its way through the civilizations of Asia, Europe and Africa. It was through the Silk Road that the four great ancient Chinese inventions of papermaking,gunpowder, thecompassandprintingwere diffused across the world.

Cities Along Silk Road

Quanzhou

Quanzhou, situated on the southeastern coast of East China'sFujian Province, was an important harbor and the starting point on the Maritime Silk Road.

Guangzhou

Among all the ports that contributed to the maritime Silk Road trade, Guangzhou was the only port where maritime trade never ceased.

Ancient State of Loulan

Loulan, one of West China's 36 ancient states, whose exact location is unknown, mysteriously disappeared after 500 years of continuous prosperity.

Dunhuang

The Silk Road witnessed the boom of commerce and trade between Chinese and foreign emissaries and merchants, while Dunhuang became a big city of international trade.

Emissaries

· Zheng He

· Marco Polo

· Xuanzang

· Ban Chao

· Zhang Qian, Silk Road Pioneer

Gifts from China

· Chinese Tea

· Karez

· Chinese Porcelain

· Chinese Silk

· Chinese Herbal Medicine

· Shipbuilding

· Marine Compass

· Gunpowder

· Printing Technology

· Papermaking

Maritime Silk Road

· Jingdezhen Porcelain

· The Marine Silk Road

· Celadon Porcelains

· Maritime Trade of Porcelain

· Zheng He's Great Voyages

Tea and Horse Road

· Sideng Street Bazaar

· Lijiang

· Tea and Horse Road

· Puer Tea

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