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The Silk Road dates back to the second century BC, when Zhang Qian, a Chinese envoy, traveled along this trade access Road linking Asia and Europe. The route originated in present Xi’an and passed through Hexi Corridor, Tarim Basin and port cities in Western Asia, finally reaching the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, covering a distance of 7,000 km. Through this passage, China brought silk cloth, gunpowder, papermaking and printing to the western regions. At the same time, they brought us Buddhism, Islam, grapes, glass, perfume and other products from abroad. Because the famous Chinese silk came into Western along this route, European scholars called it the “Silk Road”.