絲綢之路
語言:英語
地區:英國
年份:2016
演員:Sam / Willis
導演:Tim / Niel
簡介:"TheSilkRoadcutacrossborders-andbrokedownthebordersinourminds,"saysDrSamWillis.Inanewthree-partseriesforBBCFour,thehistorianandwritertracesthestoryofthemostfamoustraderouteinhistory.ThiswastheSilkRoadwhichranfromChina’sancientcapitalXianthroughthemythicalcitiesofCentralAsiaandPersia,untilitreachedthebazaarsofIstanbulandthemarketsofVenice.ItwasinVeniceandotherItaliancitiesthattheideas,inventionsandproductsthattrickleddowntheSilkRoadignited.Theyformed-inpart-amovementwhichwecall‘theRenaissance’-anexplosionofnewthinking,newartandnewinventions.Coveringadistanceof5,000milesandcrossingsomeofthemostdramaticlandscapesontheplanet,DrSamWillisrevealshowtheSilkRoadwasmorethanamarketplace:itwastheworld'sfirsttranscontinentalsuperhighway,alongwhichpeoplewithnewideas,newculturesandnewreligionsmadeexchangesthatshapedthedevelopmentofhumanity.