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　　丝绸之路是古代以中国为起点，通往亚洲中部、西部以及非洲、欧洲等地的商业贸易通路的总称，又分为陆上丝绸之路和海上丝绸之路。“丝绸之路”的概念由19世纪德国地理学家李希霍芬(Ferdinand von Richthofen)提出，最初只指称从中原地区经今新疆而抵达中亚的陆上通路。在经由这条路线进行的贸易中，中国输出的商品以丝绸最具代表性。这条开通于公元前2世纪的贸易线路不仅加强了古代中原汉族与西北少数民族之间的联系和交往，而且中原地区的优秀文化和创造由此传入了西方，西方的文化艺术也得以传入中国，对中国历史的发展产生了巨大的影响。
　　本书追溯陆上丝绸之路开辟、发展和变化的历史，不仅讲述了内地与边疆以及中国与西方各国通过这条路在经济、文化各方面的交流，并且还展现了丝路重镇上的遗迹与风采。
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　　Silk Road is the generic term for commercial trade routes connecting China with the middle and west Asia,Africa and Europe in ancient times.With its starting point in China,Silk Road entailed both land routes and sea routes.The concept of〝Silk Road〞,introduced by Ferdinand von Richthofen,a 19th century German geographer,referred only to the land routes connecting the Central Plains and Central Asia via present day Xinjiang.The most typical commodity China exported via the Silk Road was silk.Opened during the 2nd century B.C.,the Silk Road not only strengthened the communication and exchanges between the Han Chinese and ethnic minorities in the northwestern regions,but also enabled the dissemination of the fine cultures and creations of the Central Plains to western countries.At the same time,Silk Road facilitated the introduction of western cultures and arts into China,an action that produced a huge impact on the development of Chinese history.
　　By tracing the history of the opening,the development and the evolution of the Land Silk Road,this book not only elaborates on the economic and cultural exchanges between China's inland and the frontier,between China and western countries,it also demonstrates the vestige and elegance of major towns along the Silk Road.
　　

丝绸之路/方明编著.-合肥: 黄山书社, 2013;

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