The Silk Road, referred to as the Silk Road for short, refers to the land passage opened by Zhang Qian when he was in the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-8 AD), starting from Luoyang and Chang 'an (now Xi 'an) and connecting Mediterranean countries via Gansu and Xinjiang (this road is also called the "Northwest Silk Road" to distinguish the other two traffic routes named "Silk Road" in the future). Because silk products have the greatest influence on the goods transported westward on this road, it is named (and many silks are shipped from China). Its basic trend was set in the Han Dynasty, including three routes: South Road, Middle Road and North Road.

historical site

There is an ancient road at the northern foot of Zhong Nanshan in Qinling Mountains, also known as the ancient Silk Road, with a width of 0. 1~2.0 meters. From ancient Chang 'an (now Xi) to the west of Tianshui, Gansu, it stretches for more than 2000 miles. It is the oldest overland Silk Road connecting Chang 'an and the Western Regions, and there are many historical sites on this road. Tang Priest once went west to learn the scriptures, and Tang Priest left it along the way. The best preserved section is located in Happy Valley, the hometown of Xi 'an Zhong Kui, Shijing Town, Huxian County, Shaanxi Province. Although the remaining sections are no longer historical sites and are mostly destroyed and blocked, a considerable part of them are still used by local villagers for farming and walking. It is a rare historical relic of the Silk Road and a precious archaeological site of the ancient Silk Road.