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THE SILK ROAD Introduction The Silk Road refers to the ancient trade route connecting Asia Continent and European Continent,usually it can be classified into Northern Silk Road on the land，Southern Silk Road on the land and the Silk Road on the sea. Introduction The Northern Silk Road on the land usually refers to the routes start from Chang’an(now Xi’an), travelling west to Wuwei, passing though Hexi Corridor to Dunhuang and go west to Europe. Introduction The Southern Silk Road on the land usually refers to the route starts from Sichuan Province and go south to India and Burma.this road has also played a great role in the war between China and Japan. Introduction The Silk Road on the sea mainly started from Guangzhou,Quanzhou,Dengzhou,Yangzhou,Mingzhou ports,it can go east to Corea,Japan,South to East-southern countries and west to Europe and Africa. The Northern Silk Road on the land is the most famous,and We know it very well. Beginning It’s very hard to say exactly when the Silk Road started.many incoherent small scale trade routes have existed long long ago,they can be considered as the earliest Silk Road beginning form. Han Dynasty The Silk Road formally started after Zhang Qian’s visiting as an envoy to Western Region in Western Han Dynasty.He went there twice separatelly in 138 B.C and 119 B.C,He plays an important role in exploring the Silk Road. Han Dynasty After Zhang Qian,Ban Chao took on a mission to the Western Region, smoothing the Silk Road that had been blocked by external wars. His assistant Gan Ying reached Daqin (ancient Rome) and even went to Persian Gulf, deepened the Silk Road. Tang Dynasty The Tang Dynasty government paid more attention to the Silk Road.Unlike the Silk Road in Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty had control over some areas of Western Region and Central Asia along the road, establishing effective and sturdy orders, which cleared obstacles for Chinese businessmen. Tang Dynasty After An Shi Rebellion in Tang Dynasty, the empi