To also add on the Silk Road also helps China socially as a united country. Since it provided beneficial trade to China from other countries, it allowed China to expand it's horizons. To connect to other countries and explore other cultures and new lifestyles. “The ancient Silk Road contributed greatly to the cultural exchange between China and the West……….splendid civilizations among China, India, Greece, Persia and Rome were exchanged along this famous trade route, making the route a great "Cultural Bridge" between Asia and Europe.” (travelchinaguide, 2017)
“Together with the economic and political exchange between the East and West, religions of the West were introduced into China…...Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Manicheism, Nestorianism and Islam were cultural treasure of the ancient west, which were bestowed upon China during the old times.” (travelchinaguide.com, 2017)