北师大版高中英语模块3--Unit 8 Adventure 2
[00:01.80]Buddhism
[00:03.35]The Silk Road was not just the route through
[00:05.46]which goods were carried.
[00:07.20]It was also important for the exchange of ideas
[00:10.70]Buddhism from India entered China
[00:12.57]along the Silk Road and had a huge influence
[00:15.86]on Chinese culture.
[00:17.49]Greek art styles were popular
[00:19.76]along the Silk Road and gave Buddhist statues
[00:22.50]in Northern India classical Western faces.
[00:26.43]These styles from Northern India
[00:28.67]were also found in Xinjiang.
[00:31.62]The people
[00:33.24]One of China's famous monks, Xuan Zang,
[00:35.77]followed the Silk Road in the 6th century
[00:38.60]to collect Buddhist scriptures from India.
[00:42.02]Around 600 years later,
[00:44.32]one of Erope's famous travelers, Marco Polo,
[00:47.22]entered China along the Silk Road.
[00:50.05]Both Xuan Zang and Marco Polo left detailed
[00:53.55]records of their journeys along the Silk Road.
[00:57.52]The silk Road today
[00:59.48]Today, the Xin jiang Autonomous Region
[01:02.27]remains an international crossroad
[01:04.65]where traders from surrounding countries,
[01:07.25]and tourists from all over the world
[01:09.43]regularly meet.
[01:11.18]Trade in precious stones, food, drinks,
[01:14.25]crafts,art,and of course,silk continues,too.
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