The Han Dynasty opened the Silk Road. The Silk Road is like a trading route. China's most valuable trading good was Silk. Silk was used for clothes. It gave warmth and is light and soft. The Chinese got Silk from Silk Worms. People from all over the world traveled the Silk Road to get this silk. Under Han rule, new trade routes allowed the chinese to trade with other ancient cultures. The silk road was actually a network of smaller trade routes. It stretched for more than four thousand miles across Asia. The Silk Road brought Buddhism to China. The Silk Road connected the Han and Roman people. The Silk Road linked the people together.