Since then, gorgeous China silk has become famous in European countries; Clothes made of China silk have become the most fashionable and exquisite clothes; Gorgeous silk is regarded as the most precious material, even equal to gold. People call China "Cyrus", which means "the country of silk".
At that time, the traffic was inconvenient, and there were no roads, railways, cars and planes. Rome is located more than 7,000 kilometers west of China, separated by endless deserts, snow-capped mountains and remote wilderness, with very harsh natural conditions. Robbers and wild animals attacked along the way. So, how did China silk spread to Europe?
At first, there was an ancient trade route across Asia, mainly silk trade. This road starts from Chang 'an, the capital of China at that time, and extends to the east coast of the Mediterranean in the northwest, reaching all parts of Rome. Historians call it the Silk Road. In order to open up this road, Zhang Qian, a great explorer and diplomat of the Han Dynasty, devoted his life.
Story 2: In ancient times, our ancestors generally referred to the west of Yumenguan and Yangguan as the "Western Regions". In BC 139, Zhang Qian was sent to the Western Regions on the orders of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, trying to unite the countries in the Western Regions to fight against the Xiongnu. He crossed the Yellow River with 100 people and entered the vast desert. They rely on the sun and stars to tell their directions and travel day and night to avoid the wild tarquin.
Zhang Qian was placed under house arrest to graze cattle and sheep on the grassland, and his every move was watched secretly. The grass turns from green to yellow, and from yellow to green. Fly to the south and come back from the south. In a blink of an eye, eleven years have passed. Zhang Qian learned the Hun dialect and got along well with the Hun shepherds. At the same time, he remembered the distribution of topography, roads, pastures, deserts, springs and wells. He waited patiently and quietly and got ready. Finally, he got a chance. They ran away on a dark night. Zhang Qian and others continue to choose uninhabited wasteland. They endured the heat and thirst, crossed the desert Gobi and climbed the Pamirs Snow Mountain.