Millennium-old Frankincense: A Journey Across the Oceans

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Art and Culture | Did you know the most coveted spice among nobles in the Nanyue Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty? The answer is frankincense. At Guangzhou's Nanyue King Museum, 26 grams of this 2,000-year-old treasure are preserved—unearthed in 1983 from the Western Han Museum of the Nanyue King Mausoleum. Research confirms it journeyed across oceans via the Maritime Silk Road, arriving from the Red Sea region of Arabia as an exotic luxury. Two millennia later, Yemeni student Jeb from Southern Medical University brought frankincense, a specialty of his homeland, to the museum. Click the video to follow our reporter's quest for this aromatic treasure through Guangzhou!#artandculture

你知道在西汉南越国时期，贵族间流行的香料是什么吗？答案就是乳香。在广州的南越王博物院，藏着26克2000年前的乳香，这是1983年在南越文王墓中出土的。据考证，这是当年经过海上丝绸之路从阿拉伯地区红海一带漂洋过海的外来品。2000年后的今天，南方医科大学也门留学生杰步，带着家乡特产“乳香”来到南越王博物院。点击视频，跟随记者的脚步一起羊城寻宝。

翻译：雷诗雨（实习）

审校：罗洁

终审：王予湉