One of the world's most ancient and historically important trade routes， the Silk Road conjures up exotic images of camel caravans， windswept deserts， and such legendary figures as Genghis Khan and Marco P Extending as far as the Indian kingdoms in the west， to present-day Xian in China in the east， the Silk Road was already a crossroads of Asia by the third century BC 世界上最古老，历史上最重要的贸易路线之一——丝绸之路，总给人一种富有异国情调的印象：骆驼商队、狂风肆虐的沙漠，还有诸如成吉思汗和马可波罗等传奇人物。丝绸之路绵亘远长，西至印度王国，东到中国现在的西安，早在公元前三世纪，丝绸之路就已经成为了亚洲交通的十字路口。
Zhang Qians Journey to the WestChina and Rome：the Mysterious StrangersTribes on Chinas Western Frontier During Han DynastyThe Early Merchants on the Silk RoadThe Introduction of Buddhism into China via the Silk RoadThe Disput on the West End of the Silk RoadThe Great Tang Dynasty and the Golden Age of the Silk RoadInternational Trade during Tang DynastyTang Monkss Searching for True Buddhist Scriptures in IndianSogdians，the Rich Merchant and Artist on the Silk RoadThe Rising of ArabsThe Influence of Roman Arts on the Oriental CulturesThe Culture Diversity of the Silk RoadThe Foreign Religions Practiced in ChinaFrom the Crusades to Marco PoloLyons：the Silk Capital of the EuropeThe Interaction of Civelizations between the East and the WestRenaissance ot the Silk Road and Dunhuang Buddhist Manuscript
