【正确答案】 1、正确答案：China and Europe have a long history of cultural interflows. As far back as centuries B. C. , the Silk Road linked Chang"an and Rome, making possible the dialogue between Chinese and European civilizations. The travelogue of Venetian businessman Marco Polo introduced China, then a mysterious land, to the West. Matteo Ricci, the Italian missionary, brought advanced science and technology from Europe to China, inaugurating the preclude of Western learning to the East. The four great inventions of China(the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and movable type printing)and the introduction of Chinese classics to Europe had a far-reaching impact on the development and evolution of modem European society and culture. The Western ideas of democracy and science spread to China in the modern era and became a banner for Chinese intellectuals in their pursuit of development and revitalization of the Chinese nation. The history of cultural development and exchanges proves that all fine achievements of human civilization are fruits of wisdom gained through productive activities over the long years. They are symbols of human progress and the shared asset of all mankind.