Abstract : As early as 2,000 years ago, the Maritime Silk Road started from China's south-east coastal regions, traversing a vast expanse of oceans and seas to countries in Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe.

Cristinel Gelu Dadal from Romania takes photos of Quanzhou-style wood carvings during an exhibition on intangible cultural heritages along the ancient Maritime Silk Roadin Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 23, 2019. The city of Quanzhou is widely believed to be the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Routes
The main routes of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road:
Quanzhou-Fuzhou-Guangzhou-Haikou-Beihai-Hanoi-Kuala Lumpur-Jakarta-Colombo-Calcutta-Nairobi-Athens-Venice.

Routes along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
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