Migration and Globalization: The Silk Road

MIGRATION AND GLOBALIZATION: THE SILK ROAD Introduction Globalization, often seen as a new emerging force in global culture, politics, and economics today, is not an entirely new phenomenon. In fact, globalization can be traced back to the ancient empires of Greece and Rome in Europe and the Middle East and to the opening of the Great Silk Road through Asia in the third century A.D. “The Silk Road played the role of a connecting …showed first 75 words of 1794 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1794 total…Southeast Asian region and East European, West European, Central Asian and West Asian countries.”14 The revitalization of the old Silk Road and the construction of the Eurasian Continental Bridge will lead to a renewed migration of people, cultures, and ideas between geographical areas from Western Europe to Eastern China. While the effects of this new migration have yet to be seen on the current Chinese culture, there are numerous opportunities for cultural hybridity to develop.