奇速英语

My dad is very interested in the Silk Road. He has told me many things about it. Although it is called the Silk Road, people traded much more than silk. It went through Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. It was 6,500 km from Xi'an to Rome and played an important role in the development of the world. Last summer, my family got away for a holiday and visited some famous places along the original road.

We started at Lanzhou and went on to Wuwei. It was a very important city on the Silk Road. It connected three main cities in the area and was also a capital in ancient times. Although it is now a modern city, you can get a sense of history when you visit it. We saw lots of very old stone monuments and people there were very proud of their city's long history.

The next stop was Jiayuguan on the edge of the desert. It was a busy city with a lot of people coming and going. Even today, it is a city that many business people travel through. An important part of the Great Wall was also built here.

After that, we went on to Yumenguan. I first found out about it in the famous poem written by Wang Zhihuan. It was in the Gobi Desert and was the only connection between Central Asia and China. I wonder how people ever made it through the hot desert so long ago.

Finally, we arrived in Dunhuang, a city with long history and great artwork. It was influenced by many different cultures over time. Now, it is a major place of interest in north-west China.

This trip wasn't just a scenic journey. It helped me understand more about the history of the area and see how people from different places influenced each other in many ways.