The Effective Opening of the Silk Road (c. 130 BCE)

130 BCE · Orta Asya — Çin · trade

With Zhang Qian's second mission (119–115 BCE) the Central Asian caravan route was organized; Dunhuang and the Jade Gate were made part of a system; and the "heavenly horses" of Ferghana (of Iranian stock) began to reach China.

Silk flowed westward, glass and gold eastward. | The beginning of the ancient world's greatest network of trade and cultural exchange.

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What was The Effective Opening of the Silk Road (c. 130 BCE)?
With Zhang Qian's second mission (119–115 BCE) the Central Asian caravan route was organized; Dunhuang and the Jade Gate were made part of a system; and the "heavenly horses" of Ferghana (of Iranian stock) began to reach China.
When did The Effective Opening of the Silk Road (c. 130 BCE) happen?
130 BCE
Where did The Effective Opening of the Silk Road (c. 130 BCE) take place?
Orta Asya — Çin