-116 ⟶ Silk Road Officially Opens for Trade

Silk Road between Europe and Asia.
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522
851
1087
2001

🐪 Silk Road Officially Opens for Trade

Silk Road between Europe and Asia.⟶
Silk Road Officially Opens for Trade (-116)
Silk RoadTradeGlobalizationCultural ExchangeEconomic DevelopmentRoman EmpireHan Dynasty
ChinaChina

🗺️ Zhang Qian's Return from Western Regions

Zhang Qian (張騫), Chinese diplomat and explorer⟶
Zhang Qian's Return from Western Regions (-116)
Han DynastySilk RoadExplorationDiplomacyTradeXiongnuGeopolitics
ChinaChina

🐛 Romans Begin Silkworm Cultivation

Romans obtain silkworm eggs and begin silkworm cultivation⟶
Romans Begin Silkworm Cultivation (522)
Silk RoadRoman EmpireTextilesTradeEconomyByzantine EmpireLuxury Goods
ItalyItalyChinaChina

🚢 Arab Merchant's Observations of Guangzhou's Economy and Society

The Arab merchant Sulaiman al-Tajir visits the Chinese seaport at Guangzhou in southern China, and observes the manufacturing of porcelain, the Islamic mosque built at Guangzhou, the granary system of the city, and how its municipal administration functioned.⟶
Arab Merchant's Observations of Guangzhou's Economy and Society (851)
TradeSilk RoadIslamic WorldGuangzhouUrbanization
ChinaChinaSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

🚢 Quanzhou Establishes Maritime Trade Tax Office

a new office at the Chinese international seaport of Quanzhou is established to handle and regulate taxes and tariffs on all mercantile transactions of foreign goods coming from Africa, Arabia, India, Sri Lanka, Persia, and South East Asia.⟶
Quanzhou Establishes Maritime Trade Tax Office (1087)
TradeTaxationMaritimeSong DynastyTariffsInternational TradeEconomySilk Road
ChinaChina

🤝 China Joins the World Trade Organization

December 11: China becomes a member of the World Trade Organization.⟶
China Joins the World Trade Organization (2001)
GlobalizationEconomic DevelopmentInternational TradeTrade AgreementsGlobal Economy
ChinaChina