Silk Road Civilization
Western Asia is not only the place
where Asia, Europe and Africa meet
but also where the ancient civilization was born.
Located in where Europe and Asia meet,
Republic of Cyprus
is in the Mediterranean Sea
which is also an important location of Western Asia.
Throughout history,
there have been many times when outside forces
tried to invade or seize the place.
It is said that
the human artifacts in Cyprus
had been found
around 10,000 BC.
on the archaeological map
people can see that
throughout the territory of Republic of Cyprus
there are history periods
remains on archaeological relics.
Among the discovered relics,
there's one thing
that absolutely did amaze the whole world,
which is the fact that, Cyprus
is where they had made perfume the earliest.
The place where Venus, the Goddess of Love, was born
Europe's "Maldives"
The original birth place of perfume.
These shining streets
are created from the cross-culture between Europe and Asia
for the Republic of Cyprus, the Island Nation of Interdependency.
An island nation located in the Northeast side of Mediterranean Sea,
Cyrpus lies between Asia, Europe and Africa
It is the principal place of maritime passage,
and the third biggest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
When mention about perfume,
people usually think about France
and they think France is the first place to have created perfume.
But ever since the archaeologists uncovered that
in Cyprus
perfume has the history of 4000 years now.
People of Republic of Cyrpus
can proudly claim with the world that
the oldest perfume created
had been buried beneath the ground of their homeland.
Their homeland is where
The oldest perfume in the world was produced.
In recent years,
Cyprus using its long extending coastline,
the golden sandy beaches, the turquoise water,
and the year-round sunlight,
have become the most favorite place to rich europeans.
"The second home"
The Cyprus's February doesn't bring any worries
In the south, city of Limassol
there's an annual carnival happening
the Carnival of Limassol
which has an 100 year of history
is one of the greatest carnival in Europe
There are over 20000 people attending each year
In a 2-week-long duration
The whole city is overwhelmed
in the carnival atmosphere
There are music performances
parades and exhibitions everywhere
Limassol
is the second biggest city of Cyprus
and the most critical commercial trading place.
The city of business and tourism
In the recent 20 years
Limassol has been rapidly developing
More than half of the goods are exported
90% of imported goods go in through this place.
It has become
the biggest harbor of Cyprus
with agriculture products,
manufacturing and mining industry
Modern ship departing from the port
There are many history relics in Limassol
From relics of the Neolithic Age
to the ancient city of Rome.
From the Middle Age fortresses
to the cathedrals of Byzantium Age.
They all reflects the changes in history of Cyprus.
China and Cyprus have conjoined since 1971
with a friendly inter-nation relation.
Lying at the intersection of 3 continents of Asia, Europe and Africa,
The Republic of Cyprus
can become the commodity transition location from China to Europe,
the Middle East and Africa.
Following the changes in conception of consumption like these days,
there are more and more people
getting to the ingenious blend of perfume.
Perfume has become an essential in life, just like eating, sleeping,
wearing clothes and make-up.
It is now an integral part
of everyone's life.
Researching on Cyprus,
The curator of archaeology department stated that
The uncovered archaeological find
about perfume and relevant objects
had been referred to in the Classical Roman Mythology.
Mythology of Venus, the Goddess of Love, said that
The Goddess specially loved perfume
The Republic of Cyprus
is also the birth place of Goddess Venus
According to the history of perfume and the mythology,
Republic of Cyprus seems to have a significant association
which is inseparable, with perfume.
Along with the historical and traditional atmosphere,
the present Republic of Cyprus
is a developing capitalist country.
It has a great source of energy from the sea.
The well going relationship between China and Republic of Cyprus
is expected to promote development
of economy and tourism of both countries.
