Luoyang marked as starting point of Silk Road

时间：2007-04-19 05:55:46

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The Monument Marking the Eastern Starting Point of the Silk Road was completed at Tangsimen in Luoyang of Henan Province on April 15, with several hundred people being there to witness the moment of history.
 
Chinanews, Luoyang, April 16 - The Monument Marking the Eastern Starting Point of the Silk Road was completed at Tangsimen in Luoyang of Henan Province on April 15, with several hundred people being there to witness the moment of history.

 

The monument is some 3.5 m tall, 1.25 m wide and 0.3 m thick.

 

Luoyang is one of the most famous ancient capitals of China, and also one of the oldest. It is said that silk trade with the West in Luoyang started in the early Shang Dynasty(16th BC-11th BC). Tangsimen stands at the junction1 of the ruins of several ancient cities and the Grand Canal built in the Sui Dynasty (581 - 618). The market places of Luoyang were well known in the world as early as in the Han Dyansty (206 BC - 220 AD).

 

Luoyang's glory lay not only in its flourishing business acitivities. With several royal temples, it also used to be a religious and cultural center of China.

 

Currently2, China is applying for the inclusion the Silk Road on the intangible cultural heritage3 list of the UNESCO, and Luoyang will become a tourist resort after approval of the application, as it is the starting point of the Silk Road.

 

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1 junction N34xH     
n.连接，接合；交叉点，接合处，枢纽站
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adv.通常地，普遍地，当前
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3 heritage odmx3     
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  • We Chinese have a great cultural heritage.我们中国人有伟大的文化遗产。

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