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Ancient East-West Connections The Southwestern Silk Route was an important point of contact between the two great civilizations of......

The starting point of the Southwestern Silk Road on the Chinese side was modern Sichuan's provincial capital of Chengdu. The prima......

Routes of the Spirit Religious teachings traveled the Silk Road routes as well. There is much controversy surrounding the earliest......

By the early 10th century, trading activities conducted along China's long northern and western frontiers faced greater military o......

Silk Road connections and their role in facilitating trans-regional trade and cultural exchange have become increasingly prominent......

We do not know exactly when the South Taklamakan Route was first used, but silk from c 1500 BC has been found in Bactria, suggesti......

This route would appear to have been in use long before it became an avenue for the tea and horse trade during the Tang and the So......

As it extends westwards from the ancient commercial centers of China, the overland, intercontinental Silk Road divides into the no......

The Silk Road (or the Silk Routes ) are a network of ancient overland trade routes that extended across the Asian continent and co......

Silk Road major trading items in addition to silk， trade caravans also transported large amounts of chinaware via the Silk Road. D......