Begun in the 2nd century B.C., this "road" of trade stretched 4,000 miles from China to the Mediterranean
...... the Silk Road (which stretched between Xi'an in China to the Mediterranean 
Sea... [DOC] [TLE] Silk Road - Crystalinks [PAR] Extending 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometres), the Silk Road derives its name from the 
... (323 BC - 63 BC) and trade networks extending from the Mediterranean to ...