When we talk about Arab, it is generally believed that the Arabic numerals is most familiar stuff for most Chinese.As early as 13 to 14 century,the Arab merchants has brought their Arabic numerals, civilization and business to China through the Silk Road. Today, let us tell you more about the Arabic merchants.
Most people have a misunderstanding that the success of the Arab economic mostly thanks to their rich natural resources - petroleum,but in fact it is not true.In ancient times, Arab did have a lot of greenlands, but it was lack of the many other resources , such as food, rare metals and minerals. As a result, the resources which nature gave to the Arabic people was very limited.
But even so,the Arabic merchants were not trapped. They found that it would be more effective to do businiess throught cross-border trade, which made them walk toward the world.
Ancient China was once famous for its silk and ceram. Normally, a silk cloth would be treated as a priceless treasure for the foreign kingdom.As we all known that ,if a thing is rare,it becomes precious. The Arabic merchants travelled long distances to China to purchase a lot of cerams and silk clothes, then sold them out widely with great commercial value. They created the trade cooperation between Arab and China successfully.
The success of Arabic merchants attracted the attentions of the businessmen from other countries,so many contries were involved in the competition then. But with great business power, the Arabic merchants firmly occupied China silk and ceram trade market. What‘s more,the Arabic merchants also brought brand-new cooperations for neighbour countries.
The key to the success is long-term accumulation and solid foundation.On the other hand,the success of Arabic merchants was mainly due to their strong ambitions for market.They kept discovering new markets and developed different resources to overcome their disadvantages. They brought the advanced ideas and culture to many other different countries and promoted the development of other countries, which made communications between countries happen.
Arabic merchants are good at learning from others and covering their own shortages, that`s why they achieved great success. And it must be highlined that the Arabic merchants had played important roles in promoting China's culture .
No matter in ancient or modern times,Arabic merchants do make an important contribution to China's trade market.Every year, a lot of brave Arabic merchants come to China and create thousands of business corporations with China,which plays a significant role of promoting China's economic development. There is no doubt that we should express our appreciation.
Thank you, brave Arabic merchants, for bringing the revolutionary change to China and the world.
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