公元五世纪随着陆上丝绸之路的逐渐衰落,西亚的商人转而选择海上路线来中国.公元七世纪后,由于航海技术的不断发展和船只设备的日益完善.一些商人成功地建立了一条从东非到中国的远洋航线.在穆斯林航海的鼎盛时期,阿拉伯和波斯商人控制了世界其他国家和中国的贸易往来,他们用非洲的象牙、阿拉伯的香料换取中国的丝绸和瓷器. With the gradual decline of the onshore Silk Road in the fifth century AD, merchants in West Asia turned to choose the maritime route to China.After the seventh century AD, due to the continuous development of marine technology and the ever-improving vessel equipment, some businessmen succeeded in establishing a The long-distance shipping routes from East Africa to China. During the heyday of the Muslim voyage, Arab and Persian merchants controlled the trade between the rest of the world and China, using African ivory and Arab spices for Chinese silk and porcelain.