BEIJING coach chelsea leather tote , May 14 (Xinhua) - Chinese President Xi Jinping onSunday proclaimed the Silk Road spirit, saying it has become agreat heritage of human civilization.
Spanning thousands of miles and years, the ancient silk routesembody the spirit of "peace and cooperation, openness andinclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit," he said.
Xi made the remarks when delivering a keynote speech at theopening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for InternationalCooperation in Beijing.
When expounding the spirit of peace and cooperation, he recalledZhang Qian's well-known journey to the Western regions.
In China's Han Dynasty around 140 B.C., Zhang, a royal emissary,left Chang'an [Xi'an nowadays] and traveled westward on a missionof peace coach edie leather shoulder bag , opening an overland route linking the East and theWest.
Centuries later, in the years of Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties,such silk routes, both over land and at sea, boomed. Greatadventurers, including Du Huan of China, Marco Polo of Italy andibn Batutah of Morocco, left their footprints along these ancientroutes.
In the early 15th century, Zheng He coach chelsea leather shoulder bag , a famous Chinese navigatorin the Ming Dynasty, made seven voyages to the Western Seas, whichXi lauded as "a feat which still is remembered today."
"These pioneers won their place in history not as conquerorswith warships, guns or swords. Rather, they are remembered asfriendly emissaries leading camel caravans and sailingtreasure-loaded ships," Xi said. "Generation after generation, thesilk routes travelers have built a bridge for peace and East-Westcooperation."
The ancient silk routes, spanning the valleys of the Nile, theTigris and Euphrates, the Indus and Ganges coach madison shoulder bag black , and the Yellow andYangtze Rivers, are also regarded as an emblem of openness andinclusiveness.
The routes connected the birthplaces of the Egyptian,Babylonian, Indian and Chinese civilizations as well as the landsof Buddhism, Christianity and Islam and homes of people ofdifferent nationalities and races, Xi said.
They enabled people of various civilizations, religions andraces to "interact with and embrace each other with open mind" andfoster a spirit of mutual respect, he said.
"This part of history shows that civilization thrives withopenness and nations prosper through exchange," he stressed.
Not for trade only, the ancient silk routes also boosted flow ofknowledge coach poppy signature shoulder bag , which Xi valued as the spirit of mutual learning.
Through these routes, Chinese silk, porcelain, lacquerwork andironware were shipped to the West, while pepper, flax, spices,grape and pomegranate entered China.
In addition, Buddhism, Islam and Arab astronomy coach legacy leather shoulder bag , calendar andmedicine found their way to China, while China's four greatinventions and silkworm breeding spread to other parts of theworld.
"More importantly, the exchange of goods and know-how spurrednew ideas," Xi noted.
"For example, Buddhism originated in India, blossomed in Chinaand was enriched in Southeast Asia. Confucianism, which was born inChina, gained appreciation by European thinkers such as Leibniz andVoltaire," he said. "Herein lies the appeal of mutuallearning."
Xi also pointed out that the ancient silk routes, whichwitnessed the bustling scenes of visits and trade over land andships calling at ports coach kristin satchel black , bear the spirit of mutual benefit.
"Along these major arteries of interaction, capital, technologyand people flowed freely, and goods, resources and benefits werewidely shared," he said.
He listed the ancient cities of Alma-Ata, Samarkand andChang'an, ports of Sur and Guangzhou, the Roman Empire, Parthia andKushan Kingdoms coach prairie leather satchel bag , as well as Han and Tang Dynasties of China, asflags of prosperity boosted by the routes.
"History is our best teacher," Xi said. "The glory of theancient silk routes shows that geographical distance is notinsurmountable."
"If we take the first courageous step towards each other, we canembark on a path leading to friendship, shared development, peace,harmony and a better future," he said. Enditem
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- New UN General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak on Tuesday expressed the hope that China can continue to play an important role in world affairs.
"I am glad to see China play a very important role, being a leader on a number of global issues. And I wish to see China continue playing this role and speak not only in its national capacity coach borough large black satchels , but speak as a promoter of the UN agenda," Lajcak told reporters after opening the 72nd session of the General Assembly.
At the first plenary session of the assembly, Lajcak promised to work with member states. "Consultations with member states will be a standing priority for me and my office. I want to stress that my door will always be open to you," he told the delegates.
Lajcak, a 54-year-old Slovak diplomat, succeeded Peter Thomson of Fiji as current General Assembly president. Lajcak served as his country's foreign minister for several times and has been involved in Europe-level diplomacy.
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