[00:01.80]Buddhism

[00:03.35]The Silk Road was not just the route through

[00:05.46]which goods were carried.

[00:07.20]It was also important for the exchange of ideas

[00:10.70]Buddhism from India entered China

[00:12.57]along the Silk Road and had a huge influence

[00:15.86]on Chinese culture.

[00:17.49]Greek art styles were popular

[00:19.76]along the Silk Road and gave Buddhist statues

[00:22.50]in Northern India classical Western faces.

[00:26.43]These styles from Northern India

[00:28.67]were also found in Xinjiang.

[00:31.62]The people

[00:33.24]One of China's famous monks, Xuan Zang,

[00:35.77]followed the Silk Road in the 6th century

[00:38.60]to collect Buddhist scriptures from India.

[00:42.02]Around 600 years later,

[00:44.32]one of Erope's famous travelers, Marco Polo,

[00:47.22]entered China along the Silk Road.

[00:50.05]Both Xuan Zang and Marco Polo left detailed

[00:53.55]records of their journeys along the Silk Road.

[00:57.52]The silk Road today

[00:59.48]Today, the Xin jiang Autonomous Region

[01:02.27]remains an international crossroad

[01:04.65]where traders from surrounding countries,

[01:07.25]and tourists from all over the world

[01:09.43]regularly meet.

[01:11.18]Trade in precious stones, food, drinks,

[01:14.25]crafts,art,and of course,silk continues,too.

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