Into the Silk Road Pearl of Samarkand

???? xinhuanet.com Tashkent 12 July Xinhua (reporter Sha dati Nie Yunpeng) Alexander the great Macedonian Empire to capture a city had once said: "all I hear is true, but it is more spectacular than I thought." This is one of the oldest city in Central Asia -- Samarkand.

???? Samarkand is located in the Central Asian country in the central area of Uzbekistan, about 300 kilometers from the capital Tashkent. From Tashkent drove more than 3 hours can be reached, which is known as "the ancient Silk Road Pearl" city.

???? drive from Tashkent, along the way is the vast grassland and farmland, the wheat green from yellow, is about to mature. Tall poplar trees, light green on the hillside, cattle leisurely swinging tail, bow to chew grass. Gaze into the distance, mountains, mist in the mountains covered with snow, the white clouds float slowly.

???? over a known locally as the iron Cheap Football NCAA Jerseys head mountain hill, appeared in front of a back to the song mildly River, flowing slowly in front, there is Samarkand. Samarkand means "fertile land", is an important Central Asian history of political, scientific, and cultural center and the ancient Silk Road junction.

???? Samarkand is a strong Western style city, the whole city clean, quiet. There is almost no high-rise building on the hillside, a shallow white, milk Cheap Basketball NCAA Jerseys little yellow house well-proportioned, places of historic interest and scenic beauty beyond count -- Timur family mausoleum, registan square buildings, Bibi Hanem mosque, Ulugh beg observatory...... Here visitors indulge in pleasures without stop, feel the vicissitudes of the history in time Cheap Customized Jerseys and space in the.

???? on the BB Hanem mosque, a black robed middle-aged women take the initiative to tell reporters conversation. Her name is Ze Bo, took advantage of the fine weather, with two daughters to walk here. "Samarkand is Uzbekistan's second largest city, has two thousand five hundred years of history," she said, "I was from the field and get married, fell in love with the city."

???? "you know the Silk Road?" The reporter asked. Of course. Zeppo laughing at her flower skirt said, "this skirt is my next to the market to buy, China production, the quality is very good. Chinese goods through the silk road here, brought great convenience to our life, the silk road is very important to us."

???? Samarkand this ancient and modern city, already firmly hit the ancient Silk Road. Two thousand years ago, the Chinese made Zhang Qian to the western regions had been to Samarkand. Then here is China leads to India, Arabia national and European Cheap National Team Soccer Jerseys necessary Cheap Sports Accessories thoroughfare, "merchants selling passenger, days under paragraph hussey".

???? the ancient Silk Road connecting the Chinese and Central Asia, not only to promote the regional economic prosperity, but also for the promotion of different nationalities, different cultures have made important contributions. Nowadays, people hopes to revive the ancient Silk Road, China with Central Asian countries to strengthen friendly cooperation, on the basis of mutual benefit.