沿着古丝绸之路，佛教、伊斯兰教及阿拉伯的天文、历法、医药传入中国，中国的四大发明、养蚕技术也由此传向世界。更为重要的是，商品和知识交流带来了观念创新。
yánzhe gǔ SīchóuzhīLù ，Fójiào 、Yīsīlánjiào jí Ālābó de tiānwén 、lìfǎ 、yīyào chuánrù Zhōngguó ，Zhōngguó de sìdàfāmíng 、yǎngcán jìshù yě yóucǐ chuán Xiàng shìjiè 。gèngwéi zhòngyào de shì ，shāngpǐn hé zhīshi jiāoliú dàilái le guānniàn chuàngxīn 。
Buddhism and Islam came to China along the old Silk Road, along with Arabian astronomy, calendars and medicine, and China’s four great inventions (the compass, gunpowder, paper and printing) and silk farming technology also passed to the world along it. More importantly, the exchange of goods and ideas brought with it conceptual innovation.