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- The Chinese TellersFeng and Minsheng
- 爸爸, Dad, our friends Diya, Esha, Eshaal, Fathima, and Fida have explained the Silk Road very well! How about we give the class some extra info about it too?
- Yes, sure! Some of the goods were new to the Chinese, including curtains, carpets, blankets and exotic animals such as lions!
- Wow! Also, Paper making was one of the most important inventions to come out of China on the Silk Road. Evidence of Persian, Arabic and Greek books and papers dating back to about 335 BC have been found along the road.
- Yes, That is true! Important cities along the Silk Road included Constantinople, (now Istanbul) Damascus, Tehran, Kabul, Samarkand and Lhasa. By the 16th century, Europe was using the route.
- 爸爸, Did you know that Marco Polo was one of the most famous Silk Road travellers. The monk Xuanzang also travelled the road to India where he spent 16 years studying Buddhist texts.
- That sure is fascinating! In addition to merchants, the route was used by monks, pilgrims, soldiers and travellers. It also allowed the exchange of ideas, religion and technology between the west and the east.
- Yes! The Silk produced in China was seen as a luxury item to everyone! A typical silk caravan consisted of up to 500 people, as well as camels and yaks to carry the material. This shows how special and luxurious it was at those times
- But sadly, it declined in importance in the 16th century following the decline of the Mongol Empire and increase in trade by sea. But the good thing is that now we receive goods faster by shipping and other faster ways.
- 爸爸, I'm very glad to know that our friends and class 7C are very eager to know more about the Silk Road and our Chinese culture!
- Yes 亲, I am too! So, bye friends and class 7C! We hope to see you again to learn more about our Chinese culture! 再见！
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