Today we’re exploring how ancient history still connects to our world today. Our guest is Xinuo Liu, a professor of archaeology in China and a visiting scholar at Stanford University. His research focuses on ethnoarchaeology, frontier history, and cultural exchange. His new book, 《南方丝绸之路的十字路口》 (Crossroads of the Southern Silk Road), explores one fascinating question: how early Chinese and Western civilizations began interacting through the Southern Silk Road.