丝绸之路英文

TheSilkRoad

Introduction

T

a

thoroughfarethatownstreasuretroveofhistoricsites.

TheSilkRoadreferstotheancienttraderouteconnectingAsiaContinentand

EuropeanContinent,usuallyitcanbeclassifiedintoNorthernSilkRoadonthe

land，SouthernSilkRoadonthelandandtheSilkRoadonthea.

(Transition:Foraverylongperiodinhistory,thereweremanyfamousstoriesrelatedtotheroad,

ian,whowasntbyEmperorWudiofHantothewesternregions;EminentMonk

XuanZang,whomadeajourneytothewestinarchofBuddhistscriptures)

Body

hangQian,aChine

officialandenvoyoftheroyalcourt,embarkedonhisbusinesstriptoXiyu(meaning

westerncountries)

OriginatingfromChang’an(theprent-dayXi’an),theroutetraverdShaanxi

Province,theHexiCorridorinGansuProvince,theTarimBasininXinjiang,the

Parimmountainregion,Afghanistan,Iran,IrapandSyria,endingattheeastern

an4000ofits7000kilometerswereinChina.

Foroverathousandyearsuptillthe15thcentury,Chinabroughtitssilkclothsand

goods,gunpowder,andpapermakingandprintingtechniquestothewestviathis

ad,inreturn,introducedintoChinaBuddhismandIslamaswellas

grapes,walnuts,pomegranates,cucumbers,glass,perfumeandotherproductsfrom

theoutsideworld.

(Transition:Aftersayingsomuch,Iwanttoaskyouaquestion:WhyitiscalledtheSilkRoad,

notthe……….road?)

Becauamongallthegoodswhichwereinexchangethroughtheroad,theChina’s

silkisthemosttypicalone.

(Whyitissotypical?)

peanscholars

cametocallitthe“silkroad”.

Conclusion

I’mveryproudnotonlybecauawealthofhistoricalrelicsandinterestinglocal

culturesalongthepartoftheSilkRoadinChina,butalsobecautheactiverolewe

Chineplayedindevelopingthisroad.I’mveryproudnotonlybecausucha

greathistorymycountryenjoysbutalsobecautheinitiativespiritweareborn

with.I’mveryproudofbeingaChine.

IhopeyouwillunderstandandappreciatehowbraveandhardworkingweChine

are,’sjointogethertocontributetothe

communicationallovertheworldjustasourancestorsdid.