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Transporting silk by sea instead of sending it west on the Silk Road was faster and cheaper. No tolls to pay or bandits to worry about. There was some danger from pirates and storms, but nothing is perfect. After China was opened to foreign trade, ships were obviously a more economical means of transporting silk.

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