The Silk Road winds its way through numerous lands and deserts, colorfully stretching its way through the civilizations of Asia, Europe and Africa. It was through the Silk Road that the four great ancient Chinese inventions of papermaking, gunpowder, the compass and printing were diffused across the world. Likewise, breathtakingly splendid silk production, Chinese tea and porcelain were also spread throughout the globe.

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Gifts from China (1)  Chinese Silk  Chinese Porcelain  Chinese Tea  Chinese Herbal Medicine  Karez  Emissary  Zhang Qian    Ban Chao  Xuanzang  Marco Polo  Zheng He  Maritime Silk Road(MSR) MSR of Han Dynasty    Xu Fu's Sailing to Japan  Zheng He's Great Voyages

Gifts from China (2)  Papermaking  Printing Technology   Gunpowder  Marine Compass  Shipbuilding in Ancient China  Cities  Dunhuang  Ancient State of Loulan  Quanzhou  Guangzhou  Porcelain Trade  Maritime Trade of Porcelain    Jingdezhen Porcelain  Celadon Porcelains of Yue Kiln

	Tea and Horse Road
	Tea and Horse Road    Puer Tea  Lijiang Sideng Street Bazaar