On Sept. 11, 2014, the team reporting the "New Silk Road" from People's Daily Online arrived in Mashhad, the second largest city in Iran. As an important country on the ancient Silk Road, Iran has always maintained close business relations with China. In Iran, you may find China-made products very popular.

Slosa is a young man working in a travel agency in Mashhad. His father is an Iranian rug merchant. They invited the reporting team to their home and showed reporters the Chinese-made products in the family.