It was a 7,000-mile overland route traveled by merchants, soldiers, and religious pilgrims and its name derives from the silk carried along its network of paths and roads. Today, a project is under way to replace it with a highway system.
It was a 7,000-mile overland route traveled by merchants, soldiers, and religious pilgrims and its name derives from the silk carried along its network of paths and roads. Today, a project is under way to replace it with a highway system.