This article argues that the conclusions in the prevailing modern scientific literature on the
formation of the Great Silk Road 3rd‑2nd millennium BC or from the 4th‑3rd centuries BC …

The Silk Road was the contemporary name for a complex of ancient trade routes linking East
Asia with Central Asia, South Asia, and the Mediterranean world. This network of exchange …

This essay is an observation of the trade changes on the continental Silk Road between the
second century BC and eighth century AD in a Eurasia perspective. Zhang Qian's first trip to …

Traffic and exchange on the Silk Road are generally perceived to have taken place more
before and during Mongol rule in Asia than in later periods. That is, in this view the 'Silk …

According to Chinese historical sources, before the maritime ceramics trades became active
during the period of Song Dynasty, 960-1279 CE, southern India and Sri Lanka were the …

As we all know, the Silk Road, as a famous ancient transportation route, was a trade line
cross-Eurasian continent in history. Its name was from the delivery of silk. However, no …

In the history of China, the Silk Road was closely related to the Western Regions. Before the
Silk Road was formed, several jade transport routes were extending in Eurasia. Hetian jade …

In ancient and medieval times, the Silk Road was of great importance to the transport of
peoples, goods, and ideas between the East and the West. A vast network of trade routes, it …

This article takes a long historical perspective on the Silk Road, attempting to see it from a
Chinese point of view. It focuses on five themes that figure in the Chinese imagination of the …

Of all the products associated with the material wealth and cultural splendor of traditional
Chinese civilization, none was so quintessentially Chinese as silk. From the most ancient …