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 10 - Journey into Music: South Through the Tian Shan Mountains. The Silk Road crew reach Kucha, used to be called "Qiuzi". It was a prosperous place and
was an ancient Buddhist kingdom. Now Kucha is famous for two things - music and fresh fruits. They find people in Kucha enjoy music and dancing everywhere:
farmers sing harvesting crops and processing them; Kucha people enjoy dancing with music after finishing harvest. They try to present why Kucha people enjoy music
in everyday life so much with historical evidences. They visit Buddhist caves near Kucha and find paintings and artifacts related to music: a wooden box with
paintings of ancient "orchestra" in bright colors; paintings of angels playing musical instruments.
| Episode 10 - Journey into Music: South Through the Tian Shan Mountains |
| Related Links |
| Kucha - wikipedia Kucha was an ancient Buddhist kingdom located on the branch of the Silk Road that ran along the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert in the Tarim Basin and south of the Muzat River. |
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