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 09 - Through the Tian Shan Mountains by Rail. In this episode, the Silk Road crew travel from Turfan to Korla by train - starting in
the Gobi region, crossing the eastern Tian Shan and down into the northern Tarim Basin oases. On the way of their journey, they experience how difficult
camel travel over the mountain passes would have been for historic Silk Road travelers. And they visit some historical sites on the journey:
fortifications built during Tang dynasty; a Mongolian tribe living in high Tian Shan Mountains; and ruins of Buddhist caves at the outskirts of Yanqi (Karashahr),
an oasis town on Yanqi plain.
| Episode 09 - Through the Tian Shan Mountains by Rail |
| Related Links |
| Tian Shan - wikipedia The Tian Shan, also spelled Tien Shan, is a large system of mountain ranges located in Central Asia. The highest peak in the Tian Shan is Victory Peak (Jengish Chokusu), 7,439 metres (24,406 ft). |
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