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Silk Road Resurrection 　　When a Han Dynasty emperor sent his envoy Zhang Qian on a diplomatic mission to Central Asia almost 2，100 years ago， he set in motion an economic miracle. 　　Establishing relationships with countries in the region and distant European nations， the resulting cross-border trade on a route that began in northwest China’s Xi’an in Shaanxi province and connected Europe and Asia， became known as the Silk Road. This legendary economic corridor grew to become the longest and most prosperous trade route of its time. 　　History shows that due to frequent wars， dynastic changes a