公元二世纪上半期,希腊商人马埃斯·蒂蒂安奴斯(Mas Titianus)派遣了经办人东逾帕米尔贩运丝帛。这是最早见于文献的欧人东来的片断记载。当时欧人东来,目的在于获取中国的丝织品,中国因出产精美的丝织品而名闻遐迩,中国因此得名丝国,联结东西往来的商路也被后人赐予佳名——丝绸之路。此后千年,欧洲与中国时有往来,中国的养蚕、缫丝、造纸等技术也相继西传。但是, In the first half of the second century AD, the Greek businessman Mas Titianus sent sergeant East Papua trafficking silk. This is the earliest recorded in the literature of Europe to the East record. At that time, the purpose of the east of Europe was to obtain Chinese silk products. China became famous because of its exquisite silk products. China became famous as a silk country, and the commercial routes linking things with each other were given a good name by the descendants - the Silk Road. Since then, there have been frequent exchanges between Europe and China. The techniques of sericulture, reeling and paper making in China have also been spread westward. but,