MY SAY: Reconstructing the Silk Road

Since time immemorial, Asia has been standing at a global crossroads, if we take the Silk Road as an example. Originating in Central Asia, the almost 7,000km route ran through major trade hubs to Europe and Africa. It extended from the city of Xi'an (formerly Chang'an, the capital of ancie...

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Main Author: Razak, Dzulkifli Abd
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Language:English
Published: 2011
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description Since time immemorial, Asia has been standing at a global crossroads, if we take the Silk Road as an example. Originating in Central Asia, the almost 7,000km route ran through major trade hubs to Europe and Africa. It extended from the city of Xi'an (formerly Chang'an, the capital of ancient China) in the northwest Shaanxi province to Europe via South and Central Asia. While the Silk Road generally referred to a land route, it also included the seas that were crossed for the exchange of materials, information and knowledge.
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spelling usm-318632018-08-17T07:36:49Z http://eprints.usm.my/31863/ MY SAY: Reconstructing the Silk Road Razak, Dzulkifli Abd HF1021-1027 Commercial geography. Economic geography Since time immemorial, Asia has been standing at a global crossroads, if we take the Silk Road as an example. Originating in Central Asia, the almost 7,000km route ran through major trade hubs to Europe and Africa. It extended from the city of Xi'an (formerly Chang'an, the capital of ancient China) in the northwest Shaanxi province to Europe via South and Central Asia. While the Silk Road generally referred to a land route, it also included the seas that were crossed for the exchange of materials, information and knowledge. 2011-03-21 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/31863/1/DZUL4.pdf Razak, Dzulkifli Abd (2011) MY SAY: Reconstructing the Silk Road. The Edge Malaysia. pp. 1-2.
spellingShingle HF1021-1027 Commercial geography. Economic geography
Razak, Dzulkifli Abd
MY SAY: Reconstructing the Silk Road
title MY SAY: Reconstructing the Silk Road
title_full MY SAY: Reconstructing the Silk Road
title_fullStr MY SAY: Reconstructing the Silk Road
title_full_unstemmed MY SAY: Reconstructing the Silk Road
title_short MY SAY: Reconstructing the Silk Road
title_sort my say: reconstructing the silk road
topic HF1021-1027 Commercial geography. Economic geography
url http://eprints.usm.my/31863/
http://eprints.usm.my/31863/1/DZUL4.pdf