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SignificanceandValueoftheSilkRoad

Abstract：SilkRoad,atradeandculturalexchangesroadwhichhavemorethantwothousandyearsofthe

mesterwehavelearnedknowledgeaboutallaspectsoftheSilkRoad,andnow,whenwelook

againtowardtheroadwithvicissitudesinthesandandthelongsilence,asifwecanalsothroughthousandsof

yearsoftimetoeit’adhasattractedtheattentionofmanypeople,includinggovernment

officials,scholars,professorsandordinarystudents,businessmen,thevalueofit?What’s

significancethatweunderstandit,learnit,rearchit,anddevelopit?Thisarticlebrieflydescribesthehistorical

significanceofSilkRoad:includingtrade,scientificandtechnological,political,ethnic,religious,artistic;

academicrearchvalueofSilkRoad:forhistory,geography,sociology,etc.;thevalueoftheSilkRoadtourism

development.

KeyWords:SilkRoad;significance;value

uction

TheSilkRoadreferstotheroadopenedupintheHanDynasty,startswithChang'an(nowXi'an)or

Luoyang,passwithGansu,XinjiangtoCentralAsia,WestAsia,andlinkstheMediterraneancountrieslandaccess.

Thisroadisalsoknownasthe"overlandSilkRoad"or"OasisSilkRoad”.GeneralizedSilkRoadrefers

throughoutEurasiaorNorthAfricaandEastAfrica,includingthegeneraltermofthelong-distancebusinessand

tiontotheaboveroute,includinggrasslandSilkRoad

formedinaboutthe5thcentury,maritimesilkrouteformedinmedievalearlyyearsandplayedahugeroleinthe

SongDynastyandtheSouthernSilkRoadwhichappearedatthesametimeoftheNorthwesternSilkRoad’s

formation,andreplaceditastheoverlandcommunicationchannelintheearlySongDynasty.

icalSignificance

First,caravanontheSilkRoadtransportedtherareanimals,plants,leathergoods,herbs,spices,jewelryfrom

thewesttoeast,thentradethemforChinesilk,tea,porcelain,oodnrichedWestern

andEasternpeople'ly,aftertheopeningoftheSilkRoad,smeltingandsinkingtechniqueofthe

CentralPlainsspreadtotheCentralAsiapromotingtheimprovementofthesocialproductionlevelsandeconomic

developmentintheWesternRegion;China'sfourgreatinventionsandSilkweavingtechnology,lacquerartsalso

viatheSilkRy,aftertheopening

oftheSilkRoad,theincreasinglyfrequentdiplomaticactivitybetweenWesternRegionsandcentralChinaclod

ametime,someWesterncountriessuchasPersian,RomanEmpirealsont

,Buddhism,Zoroastrianism,

ManichaeismandNestoriancamewiththeSilkRoadinChinabecomingmanypeople’sfaithandspreadtothe

KoreanPeninsula,tion,theSilkRoadhasgreat

significanceinpromotingethnicblendofartandculturalexchange.

ueofAcademicRearch

TheSilkRoadisatypicallinearculturalheritage,hasaverydistinctlinearculturalidentity:(1)isalinear

orribbonculturalheritagearea,range,includingthelegacyofmanykindsofhumanactivitiesreflecttheformof

ographicalcharacteristicsofmutualexchangeandaccumulationofhistoryblend;(2)scale,canrefer

toawatersystemacrossmanycitiesandtownsthroughoutthebasin;throughoutmanycountries,atraderoutecan

alsoreferto;(3)bearingcontactwiththechangeofthetangibleandintangibleculturalheritage,interactionand

exchange,constitutethecommoncharacteristicsoftheculturetobringculturalremains,diversityandtypical

derivativecolorfullookandinternalclolyrelated;(4)involvestothehugeeconomicvalueandcomplexityofthe

eaturemakesitinhistory,geography,sociology,andotherdisciplineshaveconsiderable

rearchvalue.

3.1History

Onthehistory,fromtheHanDynastySilkRoadopeneduptoflourishingtradeandfrequentcultural

exchangesintheTangDynastySilkRoad,rioftheYuanDynastyGrassland,MaritimeSilkRoadflourishedin

theSongandMingdynasties,untilthedeclineoftheSilkRoadontoday,it’shistorythroughoutChina’ch

significanceoftheSilkRoadisnotonlyconfineditlf,italsocontributetoourunderstandingandevidenceofthe

politicalsystems,economyandculture,nationandreligionofancientChinaandeventhoinCentralAsia,West

AsiaandEurope.

3.2Geography

Onthegeography,theSilkRoadstartingwiththecentralChina,throughXinjiangprovince,CentralAsia,

WestAsia,arrivedinEuropeandjoinstheNorthAfrican,afteradifferentgeographicalpatternwithdifferent

culturalcircles,theSilkRoa

alsobeudtorearchtherelationshipbetweenthegeographicalenvironmentandnationalculturaldifferences.

3.3Sociology

Onthesociology,thereasonsandprocessofethnicblend,themediaandwayofculturalspread,formation,

differencesandmutualinfluenceo

SilkRoadisachannelofeconomicandculturalexchangesbetweenChineandWestern,ofcourithasunusual

meaningandvalueforthesociology.

ueoftheSilkRoadTourismDevelopment

SilkRoadcultureisabletodisplaythecharacteristicsoftourismresourcesinthenorthwestofChinaand

altourismisthebestcarrieroftheinheritanceanddevelopment

turaltourismisaninevitabletrendofthedevelopmentofthetourismindustry

today.

adtourismmayinclude:theancientcities

ontheSilkRoadsuchasChang'an(nowXi'an),LuoyangandfourcountiesinHexi(nowWuwei,Zhangye,Jiuquan

andDunhuanginGansuprovince)andruinsoftheancientWesternRegionscountries;theSilkRoadgrottoand

BuddhistarttreasuressuchasDunhuangCave,TianshuiMaijishanGrottoes,YulinGrottoes;ruinsoffamous

ancientpasslikesYangGuan,YumenpassandJiayuguan;naturalscenerylikesdert,oasis,snowmountainsin

XinjiangprovincealongtheSilkRoad.

ingdietries,craftsknit,

sculptures,antiqueclearanceWendish,personalizedtickets,personalizedmerchandi,aswellas"optional"

postcards,stamps,etc.

eorganizingvarioustourismfestival;strengthenthe

directcontactwiththetravelsourcemarkets;takefulladvantageofavarietyofmediapublicity,promotionandthe

organizationofthevarioustypesofexchangesmeeting.

sion

TheSilkRoadconnectedEastAsia,CentralAsia,India,WestAsia,theMediterraneanandotherworld

greatsignificancetopromotetheprocessofworldcivilizationandprogressofhuman

,ourrearchanddevelopmentontheSilkRoadwillcreateinestimablevalue.