Story of the Silk Road / Zhang Yiping ; translated by Jia Zongyi.
Language: English Original language: Chinese Publication details: Beijing : China Intercontinental Press, c2005Description: 176 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 7508508327
- 9787508508320
- Si chou zhi lu. English
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Translation of: Si chou zhi lu.
The home of silk -- Zhang Qian's journey to the West -- China and Rome: the mysterious strangers -- Tribes on China's western frontier during Han Dynasty -- The early merchants on the Silk Road -- The introduction of Buddhism into China via the Silk Road -- The dispute on the west end of the Silk Road -- The great Tang Dynasty and the golden age of the Silk Road -- International trade during Tang Dynasty -- Tang monk's searching for true Buddhist scriptures in Indian -- Sogdians, the rich merchant and artist on Silk Road -- The rising of Arabs -- The influence of Roman arts on the Oriental cultures -- The culture diversity of the Silk Road -- The foreign religions practiced in China -- From the crusades to Marco Polo -- Lyons: the silk capital of the Europe -- The interaction of civilizations between the East and the West -- Renaissance of the Silk Road and Dunhuang Buddhist manuscripts.
