The Silk Road was a famous trade passageway in ancient times, going across Asia to Europe. It started at Changn (present-day Xi'n) in the east and ran for 7,000 kilometers through China Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, and Xinjiang, over the Congling Range (present-day Pamir) and across part of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Syria before it reached the east coast of Mediterranean. The section in China is over 4,000 kilometers long, more than half of the total length. The 2,000-year-old silk road has demonstrated a lasting charm through the centuries. Today it still attracts thousands of tourists from across the world with its rich historic sites, cultural relics, beautiful scenery and colorful folklore. In the past the camel was a major means of transportation. Today tourists can travel along the route in more efficient and comfortable ways by air, rail and land.

History of Silk Road Facts for the Traveler Map of the Silk Road (China Section) Shaanxi Xi'an The City Wall of Xi'an The Great Mosque Bell Tower Huaqing Pool The Forest of Steles Big wild Goose Pagoda Little Wild Goose Pagoda The Ancient Ruins at Banpo Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Soldier and Horse Figures Emperor Wu Di of the Han and His tomb Mao Ling Tombs of Tang Emperors Famen Temple Chinese Tea Drinking Ceremony Xianyang Baoji Transportation and Communications Temperature of Xi'an Train Schedule of Xi'an (part) Flight Schedule of Xi'an Tourist Map of Shaanxi Contact Information in Shaanxi Gansu Lanzhou Binglingsi Grottoes Labrang Monastery Hexi Corridor Mogao Grottoes Mingsha Hill and Crescent Moon spring Yangguan Pass and Yumen Pass Yulin Grottoes in Anxi Wuwei Zhangye Jiuquan Jiayuguan Pass Dunhuang Anxi Tianshui Regional Temperature of Gansu (C°) Train Schedule of Lanzhou (part) Flight Schedule of Lanzhou Tourist Map of Gansu Contact Information in Gansu Qinghai Temperature of Xining (C °) Train Schedule of Xining (part) Flight Schedule of Xining Tourist Map of Qinghai Contact Information in Qinghai

Ningxia Regional Temperature of Ningxia (C°) Train Schedule of Yinchuan (part) Flight Schedule of Yinchuan Tourist Map of Ningxia Contact Information in Ningxia Xinjiang Urumqi Turpan Ancient City of Gaochang Ancient City of Jiaohe Spots where Monk Xuan Zang preached Emin Minaret Karez wells Taklimakan Desert highway Korla Hotan Uygur Id Kah Mosque Abakh Hoja tomb Kashi Taxkorgan Tajiks Tianshan Mountains Kuqa Aksu Ili Prefecture Regional Temperature of Xinjiang (C°) Train Schedule of Urumqi (part) Flight Schedule of Urumqi Map of the Silk Road, Xinjiang Section Contact Information in Xinjiang Special Silk Road Interest Tours Interprovincial Silk Road Tour Routes Special Interest Tours of Shaanxi Traditional Tours of Gansu Gansu Special Interest Tours Qinghai Sightseeing Tours Qinghai Special Interest Tours Ningxia Special Interest Tours Xinjiang Traditional Sightseeing Tours Special Interest Tours of Xinjiang Selected Hotels in Gansu Selected Hotels in Shaanxi Selected Hotels in Qinghai Selected Hotels in Ningxia Selected Hotels in Xinjiang

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