A Circuitous Trading Route along the Maritime Silk Road and an Active Intermediary on this Route Emerging from an In-depth Analysis of Gold and Silver Wares Excavated in Suixi, Guangdong
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- 10.2991/assehr.k.211020.174How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Funan, Suixi, the Maritime Silk Road
- Abstract
Getting complete insight into the Maritime Silk Road across India Ocean and South China Sea in the 4th-5th century resulting from thorough analysis of Gold and Silver Wares excavated in Suixi, Guangdong is the major task. There are several approaches proposed for exploring the exact ages, producing areas and cultural symbolism of 3 specific Suixi artifacts, including comparing its inscriptions with alphabets of ancient letters of Iranian, interpreting lotus petal patterns and suggesting an innovative idea of the connection with Jatayu, the legendary bird from Ramayana. The work cites perceived deficiencies of previous studies of Jiang Boqin and presents an overview the trade route, including a variety of participants and its positive contribution towards trade and cultural exchange that cannot be ignored. The reasoning above leads to the following conclusion that Funan could be the least replaceable agency on the trading route and played the role of a connecting bridge between countries and civilizations.
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TY - CONF AU - Xinyi Guan PY - 2021 DA - 2021/10/21 TI - A Circuitous Trading Route along the Maritime Silk Road and an Active Intermediary on this Route Emerging from an In-depth Analysis of Gold and Silver Wares Excavated in Suixi, Guangdong BT - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Relations and Social Sciences (ICPRSS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 320 EP - 326 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211020.174 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211020.174 ID - Guan2021 ER -