The Silk Road: Xi’an to Kashgar, Seventh Edition (Odyssey Illustrated Guide) Review
I found this book most useful on a recent trip along the Chinese Silk Route and would recommend anyone doing the same to purchase the book.
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Product Description:
The early trade in silk was carried on against incredible odds by great caravans of merchants and animals traveling over some of the most inhospitable territory on the face of the earth, including searing, waterless deserts and snowbound mountain passes. Beginning at the magnificent ancient Chinese city of Chang’an (Xi’an), the route took traders westward along the Hexi Corridor to the giant barrier of the Great Wall, then either north or south of the Taklamakan Desert to Kashgar before continuing on to India and Iran, or to the great cities of Constantinople, Damascus and Baghdad. For today’s traveler, it is not only the weight of history that makes the Silk Road intriguing, but the incredible diversity of scenery and ethnic people along the way. This beautifully photographed and intelligent book is the authoritative guide to travel in the region.
Uniquely focused guidebook for travelers to western China
Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and Shaanxi
By rail to Central Asia
Fauna and flora of the Altun Mountain Nature Reserve
Practical information including border crossings to Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian republics
General overview of the Silk Road’s history
Details of the region’s ethnic peoples, arts, crafts, history and culture
Comprehensive list of recommended websites for further research and reading
93 color photographs
15 fully revised, easy-to-follow maps
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