Silk Road Symphony

Author: Hou Yuxin
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: The renowned Silk Road is a bond connecting the economies, cultures, and friendly exchanges between the people of Asia and Europe. It stretches from Chang'an in the east to the ports on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, covering a distance of over 7,000 kilometers. The relentless passage of time has preserved the past glory. After more than two thousand years have passed, how is the Silk Road today? Knocking on the door of history, listening to the echoes of the centuries, let us walk this ancient road paved with blood and count its intricate complexities. In the diary of writer Hou Yuxin, you can see the ancient "desert camel" and modern cars driving side by side, vast deserts and spacious, flat national highways coexisting, archaeologists making new discoveries about the immortal treasures of the Mogao Caves, the arid Lop Nur, the mysterious ruins of Loulan, and the eerie "Devil City." The footsteps of pioneers like Emperor Wu of Han, Zhang Qian, Huo Qubing, and Ban Chao remain thought-provoking, while contemporary people forge ahead with resolute steps in developing the western regions. At this moment, history and opportunity suddenly meet, stirring an unprecedented vitality in the Silk Road. In such an era, with such ancient wonders, could any descendant of the Chinese nation not feel proud and sing with abandon? This is the scenery of the Silk Road.