What was the ancient Maritime Silk Road in China? The starting point is one of the three major ports in Fujian Province.

The Maritime Silk Road starts from Guangzhou and Quanzhou. In the pre-Qin period, Lingnan ancestors opened a trade circle with ceramics as a link in the South China Sea and even the South Pacific coast and its islands. Guangzhou's "Sea Island" in Tang Dynasty was the earliest name of China's Maritime Silk Road and the longest ocean route in the world at that time. Zheng He's voyage to the West in Ming Dynasty marked the peak of the development of the Maritime Silk Road. The South China Sea Silk Road starts from China, passes through Indochina Peninsula and South China Sea countries, crosses the Indian Ocean, enters the Red Sea, reaches East Africa and Europe, and passes through 100 countries and regions. It has become a major maritime channel for trade and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, which has promoted the common development of countries along the route.

The East China Sea route is also known as the "Oriental Maritime Silk Road". During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Qi opened a "coastal" golden channel in Jiaodong Peninsula, which directly connected Liaodong Peninsula, Korean Peninsula, Japanese Islands and Southeast Asia. In the Tang Dynasty, the maritime trade between China, South Korea and Japan gradually rose in Shandong Peninsula and along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. In Song Dynasty, Ningbo became the main port for maritime trade between China, Korea and Japan.

The Maritime Silk Road in China is mainly composed of three main ports, namely, Guangzhou, Quanzhou and Ningbo, and other feeder ports? . 2065438+On April 20, 2007, National Cultural Heritage Administration officially confirmed Guangzhou as the lead city for the application of the Maritime Silk Road, and cooperated with Nanjing, Ningbo, Jiangmen, Yangjiang, Beihai, Fuzhou, Zhangzhou, Putian and Lishui to protect and apply for the Maritime Silk Road.

economic impact

The ancient Maritime Silk Road started from the southeast coast of China, passed through Indochina Peninsula and South China Sea countries, crossed the Indian Ocean, entered the Red Sea, and reached East Africa and Europe. It has become a major maritime channel for trade and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, which has promoted the development of countries along the route. The main commodities exported by China to all parts of the world, from silk to porcelain and tea, have formed the wind of oriental civilization that continues to blow to the whole world.

Especially in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, China's shipbuilding technology and navigation technology have been greatly improved, the navigation ability of compass has been comprehensively improved, and civil maritime trade has also been developed. During this period, China had direct business contacts with more than 60 countries in the world on the Maritime Silk Road. Through the pen and ink of the Italian Kyle Poirot and the Arab Ibn Baituta, the eastern civilization was glimpsed in the western world, which triggered the prosperity of "businessmen from all over the world on the rising sea" and triggered the upsurge of the era of great navigation.