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Why did the Silk Road not go from China to towns and cities in India?

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A lot of trade between India and China was carried out across the water, this allowed traders to stop in Indonesia to trade and gather more goods. Ex: A trade barge or Junk would have been great to carry tons of goods for tons of money
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