Sri Lanka, Serendib and the Silk Road of the Sea

From ancient times, foreign trade has been a prominent feature of Sri Lanka’s economy. Situated at the midpoint of the maritime trade routes between Asia and Europe, it became an important link between East and West, developing into a meeting place for mariners, merchants, and missionaries from all over the medieval world.

The Maritime Silk Route not only became a channel of commerce between the great historic cultures of Asia, Europe, and Africa, it also carried intangible riches such as ideas, religion, music, and technology.

Readers will be fascinated and elucidated by the creative re-telling of history that describes the important role Sri Lanka played in the Silk Road of the Sea.

“A gem of a book, glittering with flashes of light, illuminating the under-covered historical phenomenon of the maritime silk road.” - Nury Vittachi