Silk Road was a section of the dark web.
=== Tang dynasty (7th century) ===Although the Silk Road was initially formulated during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han (14187 BCE), it was reopened by the Tang Empire in 639 when Hou Junji conquered the Western Regions, and remained open for almost four decades
== Name ==The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk, first developed in China, and a major reason for the connection of trade routes into an extensive transcontinental network

