As we all know the Silk Road enjoys a far and wide reputation in the world as a famous trade route across Asia and Europe, but the goods is not the only stuff which has been exchanged between the two continents.

Technique Communication along Silk Road
With the opening of the Silk Road, paper products began to appear in the western regions and beyond. It has been found in second Century in the Kroraina relics archaeological papers. Paper has been found in Central Asia, but no evidence to show papermaking industry there. Many people think that the papermaking in the West has brought a great change for Europe and Central Asia, and originally this change is cruel: the Tang Dynasty and the new Abbas Dynasty continued friction forces in central Asia, which had a strong influence on the political pattern in Central Asia, but in the battle of Ross, the Arabs will China prisoners of war along the Silk Road to Samarkand, and these prisoners of war were the Chinese papermaking craftsman. Chinese ancient printing technology is also gradually spread along the Silk Road to the West. In Dunhuang, Turpan and other places, have found a wood plate engraving printing and paper products. This shows that the printing in the Tang Dynasty at least has spread to central asia. During the thirteenth Century, many Europeans travelled along the Silk Road to China, and brought this technology back to Europe. In fifteenth Century, the Europeans Gutenberg printed a paper Bible.

Religion Communication along Silk Road
As early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, Buddhism was introduced into China along Taklimakan desert north and south side of the Silk Road sub channels, full to the western countries. About Buddhism in western regions, the beginning of twenty-first Century there are many argument, but the academic circles at home and abroad firmly believe that Buddhism came along as early as second Century BC, late in the late first Century BC spread to the western regions. In 87 BC, Buddhism was introduced into the western regions of Khotan, 60 BC to 10 years since the holy Buddhist Khotan West or north direction spread to Yecheng, Shache, Kashi, Akesu, Taxkorgan, Kuche, Yan Song and the western the Silk Road, the northeast to Ruoqiang, Qiemo, Milan, Kroraina and other western regions. In addition to Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism and Nestorianism were also introduced along the Silk Road to China. And then they were spread to Korea, Japan and other Asian countries.

Anyway, the Silk Road is full of mysteries and secrets worth exploring with a visit to China!