Instead of being just one single road, the ancient Silk road actually provided a choice of several roads, which passed through broad areas and many countries in Asia and Europe.

古代的丝绸之路不是一条，而是存在许多路径的选择，涵盖了亚洲和欧洲广大的地区和国家。

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Embroiders "the Longfeng tiger grain the silk to embroider" puts in the broad Chinese art background, explores decorates the spirit take it as representative's Chu person.

把丝绣“龙凤虎纹绣”置于广阔的中国艺术背景中，探索以它为代表的楚人装饰精神。

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You place in front of them a billion pound carrot of borrowing powers - a golden carrot, if you like, but on condition that Silk or a broad swathe of it is implemented - and you make that explicit deal very public in advance.

BBC: Ministers, elephants, and carrots