The Silk Road
The Silk Road is a documentary series created through the joint cooperation of China's CCTV and Japan's NHK, exploring China's historical sites, villages, religions and cultures along the ancient trade route. Consisting of twelve episodes, the series takes us on a journey through the Silk Road within China.
Episode 06 - Across the Taklamakan Desert. The Silk Road crew reach Miran discovered by British explorer Aurel Stein, Buddhist city, in southwest part of
the Lou-Lan kingdom. Pictures in the mixture of Chinese and western culture are shown. And then they arrive at the oasis town of Cherchen, where they visit
a family in Uyghur tribe and see the family's life and economy. And then they try to reach Niya across the Taklamakan Desert by camels. Niya was once a major
commercial place on the Silk Road even though the place has been buried for long time into the sands of the desert.
| Episode 06 - Across the Taklamakan Desert |
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| Taklamakan Desert - wikipedia The Taklamakan Desert, also known as Taklimakan and Teklimakan, is a desert in southwest Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, northwest China. |
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