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DOI	10.5194/cp-17-1395-2021
	Climate-driven desertification and its implications for the ancient Silk Road trade
	Dong, Guanghui; Wang, Leibin; Zhang, David Dian; Liu, Fengwen; Cui, Yifu; Li, Guoqiang; Shi, Zhilin; Chen, Fahu
通讯作者	Wang, LB (通讯作者)
发表日期	2021
ISSN	1814-9324
EISSN	1814-9332
起始页码	1395
结束页码	1407
卷号	17 期号:3
英文摘要	The ancient Silk Road played a crucial role in cultural exchange and commercial trade between western and eastern Eurasia during the historical period. However, the exchanges were interrupted in the early 16th century CE, during the Ming dynasty. Various causes for the decline of the ancient Silk Road have been suggested. Unlike social factors, natural factors have not been adequately addressed. In this study, we use evidence from a sedimentary site (Xishawo, XSW) in Dunhuang oasis, together with analysis of historical archives, to demonstrate the occurrence of extreme droughts and desertification events in the Dunhuang area post similar to 1450 CE, which persisted at least for decades. The desertification may be closely associated with the accessibility of the ancient Silk Road in the area, which was responsible for a steep fall in the volume of trade, as well as political chaos and mass migrations. Therefore, besides socio-economic factors, climate change may have played an important role in trade exchange between the Ming government and the West and may have even influenced the rise and decline of the ancient Silk Road.
关键词	WESTERN QILIAN MOUNTAINS HEXI CORRIDOR TIBETAN PLATEAU HEIHE RIVER CHINA RECONSTRUCTION RECORD LUMINESCENCE VARIABILITY COLLAPSE
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Geology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:000668609800001
来源期刊	CLIMATE OF THE PAST
来源机构	中国科学院青藏高原研究所
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/260410
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Dong, Guanghui,Wang, Leibin,Zhang, David Dian,et al. Climate-driven desertification and its implications for the ancient Silk Road trade[J]. 中国科学院青藏高原研究所,2021,17(3).
APA	Dong, Guanghui.,Wang, Leibin.,Zhang, David Dian.,Liu, Fengwen.,Cui, Yifu.,...&Chen, Fahu.(2021).Climate-driven desertification and its implications for the ancient Silk Road trade.CLIMATE OF THE PAST,17(3).
MLA	Dong, Guanghui,et al."Climate-driven desertification and its implications for the ancient Silk Road trade".CLIMATE OF THE PAST 17.3(2021).