Marco Polo’s Hometown 17
Cradle of Western Civilization 23
Crossroads of Eastern and Western Cultures 33
One of the World’s Oldest Civilizations 47
Oman — A Seafaring Nation 59
Along the Indus River 79
India and Its Venerable History 91
Sri Lanka —A Country at the Crossroads in the East 103
The Most Important Link on the Maritime Silk Road 119
The Equatorial Country of Indonesia 131
Beautiful and Affluent Thailand 145
Brunei， Old but Young 159
The Philippines 169
China， the Starting Point of the Silk Road on Land and Sea 179
Enchanting South Korea 229
Japan—The Last Leg on the Maritime-Route Expedition 243