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 07 - Khotan-Oasis of Silk and Jade. This episode tries to introduce local cultures and industries in the region of Khotan, an oasis town in
the southwest part of the Taklamakan Desert and largely populated by Uyghurs. It starts with a camel caravan bringing big chunks of jade down from the Kun-Lun Mountains.
This Kun-Lun Mountains has been a main place to collect jade in China. Some jade products like a jade armor suit are shown. Through the Silk Road, jade as well as
silk were carried: jade to Chan An; silk from Chang An. And then it tells the famous tale of the "Silk Princess" who smuggled silkworms out of China and
the silk industry - weaving and spinning, in the region.
| Episode 07 - Khotan-Oasis of Silk and Jade |
| Related Links |
| Kingdom of Khotan - wikipedia The Kingdom of Khotan was an ancient Buddhist kingdom that was located on the branch of the Silk Road that ran along the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert in the Tarim basin. |
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