When Sven Hedin, Mark Auriel Stein, and Paul Pelliot were celebrated for their explorations in the East, the Chinese were playing insignificant roles as porters and guides.

• 随着世界现代考古学的兴起,在过去的100年里,世界舞台上几乎见不到中国人的身影,在斯文赫定、斯坦因、伯希和的年代,丝绸之路上中国人只能充当挑夫、伙夫和向导。