The world-renowned Silk Road is a series of routes connecting the East and the West. The Silk Road represents the ancient Chinese silk trade. The trade along the Silk Road played an important role in China, South Asia and Europe. It was through the Silk Road that Chinese papermaking, gunpowder, the compass and the printing press spread all over the world. Similarly, Chinese silk, tea and porcelain also spread all over the world through the Silk Road. And European countries exported all kinds of goods and plants through the Silk Road to meet the needs of the Chinese market.