摘要
The very mention of Silk Road evokes memories of the good old times for the western region of China. In times past, countless hardy and courageous merchants used their camels to carTy silk, fine chinaware and tea and ventured warily along a series of ancient trade routes that stretched thousands of km from west China to the Mediterranean Sea, linking China with central Asia and even Europe.
A proposed economic belt along the ancient Silk Road aims to lift regional economies,notwithstanding the many obstacles in its path The very mention of Silk Road evokes memories of the good old times for the western region of China.In times past,countless hardy and courageous merchants used their camels to carry silk,fine chinaware and tea and ventured warily along a series of ancient trade routes that stretched thousands of km from west China to the Mediterranean Sea,linking China with central Asia and even Europe.
