古絲绸之路，宛如一轴内容丰赡、明珠荟萃的长卷， 见证中西方文明交流互鉴。 绵延万里、 延续千年的丝绸之路，积淀了以多元共存、和平合作、开放包容、互学互鉴、互利共赢为核心的丝路精神， 是人类文明的宝贵遗产。 这条横贯东西的文化交流通道， 如今又以新面貌呈现于世人眼前，在“一带一路”倡议下，丝路精神跨越千年依然熠熠生辉。西安是丝绸之路理论上的起点，但杭州丝绸起源非常早，尤其是宋元时期后，随着经济重心南移，浙江凭借发达的桑蚕丝织业，成为丝绸主产地之一，还有青瓷、茶叶等独具中国文化特征的商品，经过贸易往来，被运往中国各地、世界各地。由此，浙江成为古代陆上、海上丝绸之路的重要节点。

“2021 丝绸之路周”在杭州开幕、在宁波闭幕，彰显了浙江在陆上、海上丝绸之路中的重要地位。这一周，吸引了国内外数百家文博机构共同参与，推出的一系列活动获得一大批国际组织、国内外文博机构点赞。 在“云端” ，丝路周热度也持续不断。微博上，丝绸之路沿线 30 多家博物馆联动形成文物海报接力; 围绕“石窟寺探秘” 与“遗产点亮丝路” 主题， 22 家博物馆开展接力直播; 抖音平台上，数十家丝绸之路沿线文博机构和专家以短视频的形式讲述丝路故事……从国内到国外，从线上到线下，在一场场流光溢彩的文化盛典中，丝路古道有了新演绎，文明交融更深更广 。

Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development

Like a long scroll painting， the ancient Silk Road has born witness to the exchanges between the Chinese and Western civilizations. The Silk Road， spanning thousands of miles and standing for thousands of years， is also a symbol of the Silk Road Spirit， namely cultural diversity， peace and cooperation， openness and inclusiveness， mutual learning and mutual benefit. It is a precious heritage of human civilization. Now， this cultural exchange channel linking the East and the West has taken on a new look. Thanks to the Belt and Road Initiative， the Silk Road Spirit is still shining after millennia.

While the city of Xian is generally regarded as the starting point of the Silk Road， Hangzhous production of silk began much earlier. During and after the Song （960-1279） and Yuan （1206-1368） dynasties， as the nations economic center moved south， Zhejiang became one of the major silk production bases with its highly developed sericulture industry. Zhejiang is also famed for its celadon， tea and many other goods with unique Chinese cultural characteristics， which spread all over China and the world via trade. Indeed， Zhejiang had long been a significant part of the ancient Silk Road by land and by sea.

The “2021 Silk Road Week”， which opened on June 18 in Hangzhou and closed on June 24 in Ningbo， has once again shown Zhejiangs importance along the Silk Road.

This year， the Week attracted hundreds of domestic and foreign cultural institutions and museums， rolling out a series of onsite and online activities that won praises from international organizations， participants and visitors. On Weibo， the microblogging site， over 30 museums along the Silk Road took part in a “poster relay”， each posting photos of their most representative Silk Road objects and artifacts on the platform. Focusing on the themes “exploring cave temples” and “cultural relics along the Silk Road”， some 22 museums conducted a “live-streaming relay”. On Douyin， dozens of cultural institutions and museums as well as experts told vivid stories about the Silk Road via short videos…Home and abroad， online and offline， these events have imbued the ancient Silk Road with a new charm， and have helped deepen exchanges between different civilizations.