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Silk Roads Culture and History co-build communication channel
In
mid-to-late June, Samarkand, small scattered earth yellow houses and glazed
turquoise spire add radiance and beauty to each other in the blue sky and white
clouds. This ancient city in Middle Asia, which located in the heartland of the
ancient Silk Road, contains Turkish cultural characteristics, merges Persian
feeling and Chinese architectural pattern together at the same time.
At
present, the outdoor temperature of Samarkand has reached 40 degree centigrade.
In the suburb, an archaeologist named Jianxin Wang, who comes from Northwest University
of China is leading his team digging a tomb of ancient Yuezhi people. To
protect the tomb, the archaeological team throws up a barrack-like temporary
house on the scene, with complete recording instrument and measuring instrument
in it. They are waiting for the cultural relics to be unearthed.
“To know
the development and prosperity of the Ancient Silk Road, we have to start from
the ancient nomadic people Yuezhi. ” said Xinjian Wang to a reporter from
Xinhua News Agency.
In the 2nd
Century, defeated by Xiongnu, the nomadic people Yuezhi that lived in mainland
China were forced to move to Central Asia. Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty dispatched
Qian Zhang to the Western Region in order to unite Yuezhi people against Xiongnu,
which
helped join up the Silk Road. After Han Dynasty, Yuezhi People who were
talented in business had more frequent contacts with inland China. Thus, large
multinational trading companies were operated through the Silk Road. Centered
in Uzbekistan, Western products were brought to Eastern countries, eastern
civilisation was introduced to the western world.
“This
project can not only help us understand the contact between ancient Uzbekistan
and China, but also help to promote communication between the two countries in
archaeological circles and cultural field, I’m the first Uzbekistan
post-graduate student of Professor Wang. I hope students from the countries
along ‘One Belt One Road’ can participate in such kind of research. Modern
culture can’t develop without the exploration of ancient civilisation.” An
Uzbek Student He Su told Xinhua reporter.
When it
comes to his research of the cross-border nationalities, Jianxin Wang said,
this period of history evolved between China and Uzbekistan. When
archaeologists from the two countries cooperated with each other, they have a
kind of natural intimate feeling. Qian Zhang, who went to the Western Regions
to look for Yuezhi People with a lot of hardships, became a pioneer to the Silk
Road; By taking advantage of modern archaeological methods, we pursue the
migration footprints of Yuezhi people all the way to Samarkand. We could also
be the cultural forerunners on the new Silk Road economic belt.
Tourist
income was the main economic sources of more than one thousand residents in
ancient Khiva. At present, the architectures in the city are old and fragile,
parts are open to the tourists. As an important program of cultural and
humanities cooperation between China and Uzbekistan in the frame of “One Belt
and One Road”, Chinese experts will protect and restore the Amir Tula Institute
and Hassan Murad Mosque in the ancient city. When completed, the tourists will
have a more complete view of the city.
“The
ancient city Khiva represents the splendid history and national confidence of
Uzbekistan, which is the most precious cultural treasures cherished by
Uzbekistan people. Entrusted by Uzbekistan, China has an incomparable trust by the
restoration. A success not only drive local tourism, but also improve
friendship between the two countries. “The director of China’s State
Administration of Cultural Heritage said.
Careful
working and advanced technique had moved Mr. Rafi Covic, deputy director of
Uzbekistan Administration of Cultural Heritage Protection and Utilisation. He
said that there are many cultural relics that require restoring in famous Silk
Road historical cities like Samarkand and Bokhara. They hope to cooperate more with
China in the future.
An local
official from Xorazm Province, where Khiva located, was totally convinced by
Chinese expert’s attitude. “You respect the cultural relics in our country more
than ourselves, so you are worthy of respect. ” said him with his thumbs up to
Yunfei Qiao, Chinese team leader and restoration expert.
Mutual
communications among different civilisations is the key drive to the progress
and development of humanity. The cooperation and friendship between China and
Uzbekistan has a long history. People from the two countries have understood
each other through the Silk Road, which laid a solid foundation for common
prosperity and harmonious development. It is believed that the Silk Road will
link China and Uzbekistan closely again to create a better future.
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