“一带一路”的中国城市圈

China's circle of cities along the "One Belt and One Road"

2000多年前,张骞两次出使西域,开辟出一条横贯东西、连接欧亚的重要通道,成为中西方经贸、文化交流的重要走廊,也让世界上越来越多的国家由此知道中国、了解中国,这条丝路也因此被称为＂凿空之旅＂。后来,由于大量的中国蚕丝和丝织品经由此路西传,又被人们称为＂丝绸之路＂。

More than 2000 years ago, an the imperial envoy, Zhang Qian twice visited the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC, during the time of the Han Dynasty. He explored an important passage connecting Europe and Asia, which later became the important channel for the Chinese- western communications in the fields of economy, trade, and culture.