Before the Silk Road, there was already a road - the Jade Road. The formation and development of the Silk Road has a history of only more than 1600 years, while the "Jade Road" has a history of more than 6000 years. History has proved that: the first medium for cultural and commercial exchanges between China's border areas and Central Plains, East and West, was neither silk nor porcelain, but Hetian jade. Hetian jade first opened up transport channels for communication between China's border areas and Central Plains, as well as between East and West, and its important role in economic and cultural exchanges between East and West far exceeded that of silk. The "Silk Road" was later created by silk traders who utilized this ancient "Jade Road" route.