What was the impact of the Yuan Dynasty silk road trade on the Ming Dynasty?

The silk road trade during the Yuan dynasty restored the international land trade between the east and the west which had been basically interrupted since the Song dynasty, and also restored the economic, political and cultural exchanges between the east and the west through the land route. Chinese and Western land trade again, and just like a prosperous scene.

Seeing that the silk road trade in the Yuan Dynasty completely inherited the historical tradition of economic exchanges between the East and the West since the Han and Tang dynasties, and continued this very far-reaching and significant economic activities in the history of human civilization.

At the same time, the silk road trade in the Yuan Dynasty laid the foundation for the land trade between China and the West in the early Ming Dynasty.

According to the relevant historical records of the Ming Dynasty, Europe, West Asia, the caravan is still along the Yuan Dynasty Silk Road to China to trade some traditional commodities. For example, the Persian merchants (咍智摩哈美德) rate of the caravan came to the Hexi Corridor to buy "Marco Polo Travels" recorded in the Suzhou rhubarb, they "transport rhubarb is very much, to the Venice city to sell.

In addition, the original four khanates of the descendants of the Timurid Empire and other dynasties in Central and West Asia, but also still inherited the original Mongolian khanates of the tradition of a longer period of time to maintain a tribute to the Ming dynasty trade relations; and when the above dynasty by the invasion of foreigners after the collapse of the tribute relationship no longer exists.

These examples fully demonstrate the far-reaching influence of the Yuan Dynasty Silk Road trade on the Ming Dynasty.

Remains of the Yuan Dynasty Silk Road