railway empire（丝绸之路的故事! 用英文）

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• 丝绸之路的故事! 用英文
• perth的历史~！！

丝绸之路的故事! 用英文

The Silk Road is the most well-known trading route of ancientChinese civilization.It grew under the Han Dynasty(202BC-AD220)It is the trade routes through regions of the Asian Continent mainly connecting Chang’an (today’s Xi’an) in Ancient China.Chan Ch’ien, the first known Chinese traveler to make contact with the Central Asian tribes.In 138 B.C., the imperial court of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions as an envoy in an attempt to forge alliances which would stop raids by the Xiongnu on the dynasty’s borders.Later came up with the idea to expand the silk trade to include these lesser tribes and therefore forge alliances with these Central Asian nomads. Because of this idea, the Silk Road was born.the route grew with the rise of the Roman Empire because the Chinese initially gave silk to the Roman-Asian governments as gifts.The 7000 mile route spanned China, Central Asia, Northern India, and the Parthian and Roman Empires. It connected the Yellow River Valley to the Mediterranean Sea and passed through places such as Chinese cities Kansu and Sinkiang and present-day countries Iran, Iraq and Syria.丝绸之路是古中国文化中最著名的的贸易路线，它起源于汉朝（202BC-AD220）它是古中国跟亚洲其它国家的贸易枢纽，主要连接长安（现今的西安）众所皆知,张骞是第一个与中亚其它部落的中国人.公元前138年，为击退匈奴对汉朝边境地区的劫掠，汉朝派遣张骞出使西域。后来慢慢扩大了与中亚小部落之间丝绸贸易,与中亚游牧部落结盟.鉴于此想法,丝绸之种诞生了,并在罗马帝国时期渐渐扩张,因为在那个时期,中国会将丝绸作为礼物赠送给罗马人和亚洲人.后来..丝绸之间慢慢扩张到7000英里,涉及中国,中亚,印度北部,帕提亚(伊朗东北部古国),罗马帝国.它连接黄河流域和地中海,途径:中国甘肃,新疆和现今的伊朗,伊拉克和叙利亚.

perth的历史~！！

The city of Perth in Western Australia was named by Captain James Stirling in 1829 after Perth, Scotland, in honour of the birthplace and parliamentary seat in the British House of Commons of Sir George Murray, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.Most likely the first visitor to the Swan River area was Frederick de Houtman on 19 July 1619, travelling on the ships Dordrecht and Amsterdam. His records indicate he first reached the Western Australian coast at latitude 32°20’ which would equate to Rottnest or just south of there. The next visit to the area was the first Australian-born maritime explorer, Phillip Parker King in 1822 on the Bathurst. King was also the son of former Governor Philip Gidley King of New South Wales. However, King also was not impressed with the area.So, of all the early visitors to the Perth area, none had a favourable opinion.1903: A pipeline from Mundaring Weir to Kalgoorlie is opened. This was a major achievement for its time by the state’s first engineer-in-chief C. Y. O’Connor, who sadly committed suicide before the project was complete. 1911: The University of Western Australia becomes Perth’s first university. No teaching happens until 1913 though. It wasn’t until 1975 that Perth’s second university, Murdoch University opened. 1926: The Swan River had a major flood in July of this year. This caused the Fremantle Railway Bridge to collapse just after a train had passed over it. See a picture courtesy of Geoscience Australia. 1929: Perth commemorated 100 years of British settlement. 1930: Perth is connected to Adelaide (and subsequently the rest of the eastern states) by a telephone line. 1958: The last of Perth’s trams is retired from service, unable to compete with buses and cars.1959: The Narrows Bridge is opened. Perth skyline in 1964The 1960s and 1970s saw continued growth in Perth helped by discoveries of iron ore and natural gas throughout the state. This was when the skyline significantly changed with the construction of Perth’s first skyscrapers.1962: On 20 February Perth became known as the City of Light when astronaut John Glenn passed over the city in his Mercury spacecraft as he became the first American to orbit the Earth. Perth became a blaze of light as thousands of street, porch, house and office lights were switched on to greet Glenn which were clearly seen by him. In 1998, Perth once again lit up its sky to welcome back John Glenn during his Space Shuttle Discovery space flight.1962: The city hosts the Commonwealth Games, then known as the British Empire and Commonwealth Games. 1964: Eric Edgar Cooke was the last person hanged in Western Australia. 1970: The first match of Test Cricket in Perth is played from 11 to 16 December. Australia’s opponent is England. 1979: The WAY 1979 celebrations to commemorate 150 years of European settlement occur. 1979: The city hosts the Miss Universe competition as part of the WAY 1979 celebrations 1979: Fremantle railway line closed due to lack of passengers, reopened after change of government in 1983. 1983: On 26 September, Australia II won the America’s Cup, the first time a challenger had won it in 132 years. Although this event was off Newport, Rhode Island, it certainly was a significant day in Perth’s history too. The Australia II challenge was financed by Perth businessman Alan Bond on behalf of the Royal Perth Yacht Club. Perth now had four years to prepare for the defence, and in these years Fremantle especially underwent considerable economic and cultural development. 1985: Burswood Casino, Perth’s only casino, opens for business. The resort opens in 1988. 1987: The city hosts the defence of the America’s Cup 1992: The Joondalup railway line to the northern suburbs opened, becoming the first suburban passenger railway line built in Perth since the Armadale line 103 years earlier in 1889. This railway line runs mostly along the centre of the Mitchell Freeway.