The short story of the Silk Road does not exceed fifty words.

Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions: In 1 19 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions for the second time. Zhang Qian led a delegation with tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and a lot of silk to many countries in the western regions, and countries in the western regions also sent envoys back to Chang 'an. The exchanges between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions were more frequent.

The Silk Road originated in the Western Han Dynasty (202-8 years ago), starting from the capital Chang 'an (now Xi 'an), passing through Gansu and Xinjiang, reaching Central Asia and West Asia and connecting Mediterranean countries. Its original function was to transport silk produced in ancient China.

1877, German geologist Richthofen named the "Silk Road" from BC 1 14 to AD 127 as "the traffic road between China and Central Asia, and between China and India", which was quickly accepted by the academic circles and the public.