The official origin of East-West trade along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret mission (使命) across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia.The agent,Zhang Qian,travelled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia,Syria and a place known as Lijien,perhaps Rome.Historians have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times.His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient world’s two superpowers,China and Rome.Chinese silk,first traded to Central Asia for war horses,was soon finding its way to the markets of Rome through a network of businessmen.
But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk apparently existed in the West long before the Han emperor started organizing trade over the Silk Road.The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights (了解) into the mystery of just how and when Europe first realized the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.
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Introduction New findings about the 1.____________ of trade along the Silk Road are spread far and wide in no time.
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discovery ·The silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy from about 1,000 BC makes all feel greatly 2.____________.
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