#1Pic1Day: Bazaar Jalur Sutra | Bazaar of the Silk Road (Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 2007)

Bazaar of the Silk Road (Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 2007)

Samarkand is one of the most important stops along the famous Silk Road route, connecting China to Europe and passing through Uzbekistan. The ancient people of Soghdian inhabiting Samarkand were known as traders by birth. It is said, mothers would put honey to their babies’ mouths so they speak words as sweet as honey—an essential ability of the traders.

Bazaar Jalur Sutra (Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 2007)

Samarkand adalah salah satu kota perhentian terpenting dalam Jalur Sutra yang menghubungkan China dengan Eropa, melintasi wilayah Uzbekistan. Orang-orang kuno yang mendiami Samarkand adalah bangsa pedagang terkenal, bangsa Soghdian. Konon mereka sudah punya bakat berdagang sejak lahir, dan ibu-ibu Soghdian mengoleskan madu pada bibir bayi-bayi mereka supaya mereka bisa berbicara semanis madu—sebuah keahlian penting bagi para pedagang.