Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s1.1
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The Silk Road is an overland trade channel from ancient times leading from China to South Asia, West Asia, Europe and North Africa via Central Asia. Due to the fact that a large number of Chinese silk and silk fabrics were transported westward along this channel, it acquired the name "the Silk Road".