Maritime Silk Road

The Silk Road is a road of ceramics, silk, perfume and tea, covering many fields such as Chinese history of ports, shipbuilding, sea navigation, overseas trade, migration, religion, international relations, and Sino-foreign exchange of science, technology and culture. The road linked Asia, Europe, Africa, America and Oceania. This book gives a detailed coverage of its opening and extension, which witnessed the long history of Sino-foreign economic and cultural exchanges.