{"product_id":"china-on-the-map-exploring-the-belt-and-road-english-edition-from-ancient-silk-roads-to-today-s-shared-projects","title":"China on the Map: Exploring the Belt and Road (English Edition) – From Ancient Silk Roads to Today’s Shared Projects","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/c6572791c189b152f3e10ee0a6b2a7bf87da449e1fb7e3e8a63021f7c31cec3e.jpg?v=1793435758\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Belt and Road Initiative is one of the most ambitious infrastructure and diplomatic projects of our time — but its roots stretch back over two thousand years.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eExploring the Belt and Road\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econnects the dots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePart of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eChina on the Map\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries by China Intercontinental Press, this book uses maps as its storytelling framework, guiding readers through the geography, history, and contemporary reality of the Silk Road and its modern revival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat You’ll Find Inside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePart 1: The Overland Silk Road\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eTrace the footsteps of Zhang Qian, the Han dynasty envoy whose journeys opened the door between China and Central Asia. Visit Xi’an, the starting point of the ancient route. Learn how papermaking — one of China’s most transformative inventions — spread westward and changed world history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thep.com.tw\/book\/%E5%9C%B0%E5%9C%96%E4%B8%8A%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B-%E6%8E%A2%E8%A8%AA%E3%80%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%B8%B6%E4%B8%80%E8%B7%AF%E3%80%8D\/1724643#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.purpleculture.net\/china-on-the-map-exploring-the-belt-and-road-p-38775\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePart 2: The Maritime Silk Road\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSail from Quanzhou, the great port of the Song and Yuan dynasties, to the Persian Gulf and the East African coast. Follow Zheng He’s legendary voyages. Understand how silk, spices, and silver connected China with the wider world long before modern globalization\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.purpleculture.net\/china-on-the-map-exploring-the-belt-and-road-p-38775\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.queshu.com\/book\/48616190\/trends#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e35\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePart 3: The Belt and Road Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSee how the ancient routes are being reimagined. This section profiles real projects across Asia, Africa, and Europe — from Kenya’s Mombasa-Nairobi Railway to Sri Lanka’s harvests, from Ethiopia’s “Beijing Hospital” to the China-Europe Railway Express arriving in Duisburg, Germany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/46704b5b04b20f7fb24e383d3af9eaac7c61189a2d1b55c541ccca78ab3ce02d.jpg?v=1793435762\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/bd4d784b8128f7c71a1cd0c7bd1f7fb64f06908df015fe0efc55a59ebbb0ed30.jpg?v=1793435766\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/5f106d7fb0d8e2fc4faaa931c5314fa886e10f2140a04be8f5d243c089b6b202.jpg?v=1793435771\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462418325838,"sku":"978-7-5085-4597-4-1520326-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":21.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/30b06c93426728e7795fd737449d127113c6fc5df2454c4b8f8e987bc87bad3e.jpg?v=1793416896","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/china-on-the-map-exploring-the-belt-and-road-english-edition-from-ancient-silk-roads-to-today-s-shared-projects","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}