Rare birds and animals, jewelry and spices, glassware and gold and silver coins come from the west. The lifestyles of clothing, food, music, dance and other cultural and recreational activities in Central Asia and West Asia have all flowed into the Central Plains. When Buddhism became more popular, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Nestorianism and the emerging Islam all spread to China along the Silk Road.

Not all the plants we see today are native to China. A number of plants with the word "Hu" recorded in ancient Chinese documents, such as walnuts, cucurbitaceae, shallots, parsley, peppers, tears of hutongs, carrots, etc., all came from the west. Moreover, ancient literature often attributed the transplantation of these plants to China, Zhang Qian, the first beautiful messenger of China's communication with the West. In fact, only alfalfa and grapes can be brought back to Zhang Qian now. The former is native to Media in the northwest of Iranian plateau, and the latter is the earliest cultivated plant in West Asia and Egypt.

Since the early Han Dynasty, not only plants have been introduced from the western regions, but also Roman glassware, music, dance and acrobatics. By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, historical records recorded that: "Emperor Ling (167 ~ 189 reigned) was good at,, Hu Chuang,,, Hu Konghou, Hu Di, Hu Wu and Hu Konghou. (Five Elements of Han Dynasty)

During the Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties, with a large number of Sogdians belonging to the Iranian cultural system moving into China, music, dance, food and clothing from West Asia and Central Asia were also introduced into China in large quantities.