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The Silk Road is a transcontinental passage connecting Asia, Europe and Africa. The history of the Silk Road can be dated back to 2,000 years ago when the Chinese diplomat Zhang Qian was dispatched westward by Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty on a mission to open up a passage, starting from the capital Chang’an (now Xi’an), passing through Gansu Province and Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region to Central and Western Asia and ending at the Mediterranean. The primary purpose of the Silk Road was to transport Chinese silk to other countries in ancient times.
At the 38th World Heritage Convention held in Jun 2014, “Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor” was jointly nominated by China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. It was then inscribed onto the world heritage site list, becoming the first successful world heritage listing involving multinational cooperation.
The ancient Silk Road had a far-reaching impact on the development of religions, cultures and commerce in Eurasia and even the whole world. It was also an important bridge linking the four great civilizations, namely Chinese, Indian, Roman and Persian civilizations.
“The Silk Road” Talk Series – The Silk Road by Gabriella Bonino
Date: Thursday, 15 March 2018 – 7.00-8.30pm
Venue: Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay
Language: Mandarin
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Gabriella Bonino is an Italian Sinologist who has lived and worked in China for almost 30 years. She studied Chinese at ISMEO (Italian Institute for Middle and Far East) in Turin and earned a BA in Chinese at the Beijing Language Institute in 1989. In 1990-91 she studied Chinese Art and Crafts History at the Beijing Central Art and Crafts Academy.
From 1989 to 2014, Ms. Bonino worked in the Italian Department of China Radio International, hosting a program which received the prestigious China News Award in 2012. She is currently teaching Broadcasting at the Institute of Science of Communications at Wenzhou Business College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province.
In addition to her work in the field of broadcasting, Gabriella Bonino is also a published author: in Beijing in 2010 she published a bilingual (Italian/Chinese) collection of her programs, “La Cina ai miei occhi” (China in My Eyes), know in Chinese as 当代女马可.波罗的中国日志 (The China diary of a contemporary Marco Polo); five years later, in her native Italy, she published “Alla scoperta della Via della Seta: dalle carovane all’alta velocità” (Discovering the Silk Road: From Caravans to High Speed Trains).
Gabriella Bonino is currently working on a new book about the Maritime Silk Road.