5/28/2023 0 Comments Marco polo and the silk road![]() The other called the Tea Horse Road started from Yunnan and Sichuan and crosses Tibet. One land route passed through the Gansu Corridor, extended westwards to Xinjiang, and then split into several routes. ![]() However, the people of the Shang (1600–1046 BC), Zhou, and Han dynasties mastered producing several kinds of products that were important and unique such as silk, porcelain, and paper, and these were greatly prized in the West.īut to reach the West, there were only two overland routes. In between, nomadic people raided travelers and traders. The region of China was isolated from the civilizations of the West by the world's highest mountains, some of the largest and most severe deserts, and long distances. The Maritime Silk Road (1112 BC – 1912).The Southern Silk Road or Tea Horse Road (700–1930).Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368): Trade Reached Its Zenith.Song Empire (960–1279): Trade Ceased Once Again.Tang Dynasty (618–917): Trade Flourished. ![]() Three Kingdoms Period (220–581): Trade Ceased. ![]()
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