How did the Silk Road on Land open up?

Development process: 1. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian led a team to the Western Regions from Chang 'an to unite with the Yue people and fight against the Huns. Opening up the Silk Road for the first time is called "the journey of hollowing out".

2. Since then, the Han Dynasty frequently sent envoys to the West. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the farthest envoy of China went to Li Xuan (now Alexandria). After the Romans conquered the Seleucid Empire in Syria and the Ptolemy Dynasty in Egypt, they obtained China silk from the Silk Road through the Rest Empire, Guishuang Empire and Aksum Empire.

3. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the Silk Road was once cut off, and Ban Chao in the Eastern Han Dynasty reopened the western regions that had been isolated for 58 years. The Roman Empire also came to Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, along the Silk Road for the first time. Among the goods traded on this long road, China's silk is the most representative, hence the name "Silk Road". The Silk Road is not only a commercial avenue for exchanging needed goods between Asia and Europe in ancient times, but also a road for promoting friendly exchanges between Asian and European countries and China, and for communicating eastern and western cultures.

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Meaning:

1. The caravan on the Silk Road brought rare animals, plants, leather goods, medicinal materials, spices and jewels from the west, and then brought silk, tea, porcelain and other commodities from China, which enriched the daily life of people all over the world.

2. After the opening of the Silk Road, technologies such as cast iron smelting and sinking in the Central Plains were introduced to the Western Regions, which promoted the improvement of social production level and economic development in the Western Regions; China's four great inventions, silk weaving technology and lacquerware technology also spread to all parts of the world through the Silk Road, which promoted the process of world civilization.

3. After the opening of the Silk Road, envoys from various countries in the western regions came to the Central Plains to appear before them, which strengthened the political ties between the Central Plains dynasty and the western regions. At the same time, Persia, Rome and other empires also sent envoys to China, which promoted cultural exchanges between China and the West.

4. Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism and Nestorianism also came to China along the Silk Road, which became the beliefs of many people and spread to Asian countries such as the Korean Peninsula and Japan along the branches of the Silk Road.

The Silk Road is also of great significance in promoting national integration and artistic and cultural exchanges.