Industry flourished in Han times, and foreign merchants flocked to China to buy its goods. At the same time, they brought into the Middle Kingdom products from the cities of Central Asia, Persia, and India.
漢代由於社會經濟和工商業繁華，大批國際商人從四面八方將中國工業產品運出國，同時將西域、波斯、印度等地的物產運回。