The Silk Road

Beginning at the magnificent city of Chang'an (Xi'an), the Silk Road took traders westward 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 the ancient cities of the Middle East.Today, as well as the weight of history, the traveler is intrigued by the incredible diversity of scenery and the ethnic people along the way. This is the authoritative guide to the Chinese sections of the route.