Silk Road
(亦作Silk Route)
- an ancient caravan route linking Xian in central China with the eastern Mediterranean. It was established during the period of Roman rule in Europe, and took its name from the silk which was brought to the west from China.丝绸之路（连接中国中部城市西安与地中海东部的古代商队路线, 建立于欧洲的罗马统治时期, 因从中国运带丝绸至西方而得名）。