Z" BEIJING Angel Di Maria Camiseta , May 14 (Xinhua) - Chinese President Xi Jinping onSunday proclaimed the Silk Road spirit, saying it has become agreat heritage of human civilization.
Spanning thousands of miles and years, the ancient silk routesembody the spirit of ""peace and cooperation, openness andinclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit,"" he said.
Xi made the remarks when delivering a keynote speech at theopening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum for InternationalCooperation in Beijing.
When expounding the spirit of peace and cooperation, he recalledZhang Qian's well-known journey to the Western regions.
In China's Han Dynasty around 140 B.C., Zhang, a royal emissary,left Chang'an [Xi'an nowadays] and traveled westward on a missionof peace, opening an overland route linking the East and theWest.
Centuries later Diego Maradona Camiseta , in the years of Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties,such silk routes, both over land and at sea, boomed. Greatadventurers, including Du Huan of China, Marco Polo of Italy andibn Batutah of Morocco, left their footprints along these ancientroutes.
In the early 15th century, Zheng He, a famous Chinese navigatorin the Ming Dynasty, made seven voyages to the Western Seas Lionel Messi Camiseta , whichXi lauded as ""a feat which still is remembered today.""
""These pioneers won their place in history not as conquerorswith warships, guns or swords. Rather, they are remembered asfriendly emissaries leading camel caravans and sailingtreasure-loaded ships,"" Xi said. ""Generation after generation, thesilk routes travelers have built a bridge for peace and East-Westcooperation.""
The ancient silk routes, spanning the valleys of the Nile, theTigris and Euphrates, the Indus and Ganges, and the Yellow andYangtze Rivers, are also regarded as an emblem of openness andinclusiveness.
The routes connected the birthplaces of the Egyptian,Babylonian Sergio Aguero Camiseta , Indian and Chinese civilizations as well as the landsof Buddhism, Christianity and Islam and homes of people ofdifferent nationalities and races, Xi said.
They enabled people of various civilizations, religions andraces to ""interact with and embrace each other with open mind"" andfoster a spirit of mutual respect, he said.
""This part of history shows that civilization thrives withopenness and nations prosper through exchange,"" he stressed.
Not for trade only, the ancient silk routes also boosted flow ofknowledge, which Xi valued as the spirit of mutual learning.
Through these routes, Chinese silk, porcelain, lacquerwork andironware were shipped to the West Enzo Perez Camiseta , while pepper, flax, spices,grape and pomegranate entered China.
In addition, Buddhism, Islam and Arab astronomy, calendar andmedicine found their way to China, while China's four greatinventions and silkworm breeding spread to other parts of theworld.
""More importantly, the exchange of goods and know-how spurrednew ideas,"" Xi noted.
""For example, Buddhism originated in India Dario Benedetto Camiseta , blossomed in Chinaand was enriched in Southeast Asia. Confucianism, which was born inChina, gained appreciation by European thinkers such as Leibniz andVoltaire,"" he said. ""Herein lies the appeal of mutuallearning.""
Xi also pointed out that the ancient silk routes, whichwitnessed the bustling scenes of visits and trade over land andships calling at ports, bear the spirit of mutual benefit.
""Along these major arteries of interaction, capital, technologyand people flowed freely, and goods, resources and benefits werewidely shared,"" he said.
He listed the ancient cities of Alma-Ata Mauro Icardi Camiseta , Samarkand andChang'an, ports of Sur and Guangzhou, the Roman Empire, Parthia andKushan Kingdoms, as well as Han and Tang Dynasties of China, asflags of prosperity boosted by the routes.
""History is our best teacher,"" Xi said. ""The glory of theancient silk routes shows that geographical distance is notinsurmountable.""
""If we take the first courageous step towards each other, we canembark on a path leading to friendship, shared development, peace,harmony and a better future Emiliano Insua Camiseta ,"" he said. Enditem
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For a player who never identified himself as a ""scorer,"" LeBron James has sure found himself in elite company among the most potent offensive threats in NBA history.
James' jumper with 1.1 seconds remaining in the first quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers' game against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday gave him eight points for the game and 30,001 points for his career. He is the seventh player to enter the 30,000 point club and also the youngest at 33 years and 24 days, besting Kobe Bryant's previous mark (34 years and 104 days).
Along with Bryant, who is third all-time in scoring with 33,643 points, James joined all-time points leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone (36,928) Lucas Biglia Camiseta , Michael Jordan (32,292), Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) and Dirk Nowitzki (30,837 and counting) in the exclusive crew.
""It's not up there in, I guess, the goals I set out for myself to be in this league,"" James said as he was approaching the plateau. ""I definitely looked at the list, and saw the list, and seen -- of all the guys that have played in this league and the number of guys that have played in this league -- it's definitely a select few.
""It's a select company. So in that right, it's special. ... But I can honestly sit here and say that I've never set out to set scoring records or be a part of a scoring club.""
Going into Tuesday's game needing just seven points to reach the career milestone Leandro Paredes Camiseta , James took to Instagram earlier in the day to congratulate himself in a post that read like a letter to his younger self.
""Congratulations to LeBron on reaching 30,000 points,"" NBA commissioner David Silver said in a statement. ""Yet another milestone in an extraordinary career that continues to inspire.""
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich also reflected on the achievement prior to Tuesday's game.
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