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Opening up Doors with the Silk Road

December 20, 206 BC, Chang’an- The Silk Road starts in the capital city of Chang’an and it ranges 4,000 miles. It was created to allow trade with countries outside of China like India, Persia, Greece, and Rome. The Silk Road is especially important because it links two major trading industries; the Chinese, and the Romans.
Jan-Chang, a citizen of China who has now traveled the Silk Road explained, “Creating the Silk Road was a step in the right direction. The Silk Road is a long voyage, through some brutal areas, but it’s worth it to find new trade. China now has the power to branch out and broaden their horizons. The materials, and ideas that have already came from the Silk Road in such little time shows it was worth creating. I can’t wait to see what what else comes from the Silk Road.”
Another citizen of China, Chin-Lin, who is waiting for her husband to return from the Silk Road said, “ Ever since Zhan Qian opened the Silk Road, China changed for the better. Before the Silk Road, it has been very hard for China to trade with other countries, especially the countries further away. Now we have a path leading us straight to the other countries. China is learning new ideas from neighboring countries, and is becoming very strong. I wish my husband could spend more time at home, but he is working hard to find great ways to expand, and strengthen China.”
This is only the beginning of what will come from the Silk Road, but if ideas and new material keep coming as fast as they have already, there will be a new, bigger and better China soon.