CCTV.com 10-05-2015
Buoyed by years of economic growth, China's tourism sector has
undergone a huge transformation. And nowhere is more apparent than in
countries along the trade routes advocated by China, such as Turkey.
CCTV's Zou yue, who's in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, an important
starting port along the ancient Maritime Silk Road, told us about his
Turkey visit and the changes people there have seen.
The location of Istanbul is strategic. You still see how trade has changed the world in the same way at a different time.
Like his father before him, Hasim Gureli starts his day by
cataloguing his stock, talking with customers, the usual things, but
also things that mean so much to him. Gureli said:"I like my business,
this is our culture, all are hand-made"
The dealers in the market today do business in a variety of tongues,
using different types of money. Together they make up the oldest,
largest and busiest closed bazaar in the world. 3,600 stores occupy an
area as big as 6 soccer fields, with some dating back to the Ottoman
empire, a time which saw the golden era of the old silk road.
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