Description: Silk Route Museum, the largest private museum in China, has created the cryptocurrency Silk Route (丝绸之路) to become a new currency for a trading network accepted by different countries on the Silk Road. The Silk Road or Silk Route (Chinese: 丝绸之路) was an ancient route for East and West cultural trade among the civilizations along its network. For centuries it was central to cultural interaction throughout the regions of Asia, connected by merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads, and urban dwellers from China and India to the Mediterranean Sea during various time periods. The main traders during antiquity included the Chinese, Arabs, Turkmens, Indians, Persians, Somalis, Greeks, Syrians, Romans, Georgians, Armenians, Bactrians, and the Sogdians. Extending 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometers), it began during the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). In June 2014, UNESCO designated the Chang'an-Tianshan corridor of the Silk Route as a World Heritage Site. www.silkroutemuseum.com |