The Silk Road is generally accepted to be an ancient route for travel and trade connecting Eurasia and Africa.
The route was named by German geologist Ferdinand Richthofen in his book in 1877, as he believed it was initially used for silk trade between China and Europe.
Professor Liu Chuanming with the International Academy of Chinese Culture believes silk is not the sole primary good traded on the road.
"The use of the word "silk" in the naming of the road is very confusing. As other experts mentioned, this road was also used for the trading of minerals, glass, spices, metals, and leathers."
Researcher Jia Congjiang with X
