1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites

A brief history of the Silk Road

02:43

This browser does not support the video element.

Andreas Neuhaus
October 13, 2020

The Silk Road is the world’s oldest trade route. It brought silk, spices and porcelain, but also ideas and religions, from Asia to Europe. The rise of sea travel saw the decline of the land links, but now China is planning a new Silk Road.

Skip next section DW's Top Story

DW's Top Story

Skip next section More stories from DW