• About the Silk Road
• How and why the Silk Road route originated
• The Earliest Origins
• Westward Expansion
• Cultural Exchange
• Decline of the Overland Silk Road
• Blossoming of Maritime Silk Road
• Legacy of the Silk Road
• Scenery On the Silk Road
• Silk Road Travel Tips
• Silk Road Maps
• Silk Road Photos
• Silk Road Adventure Tours
• Shangri-la Express Luxury Train Tour

Scenery On the Silk Road

Top Silk Road Scenery

The Terracotta Army

The Terracotta Army Museum lie 1.5 km east to the Tomb of Qin First Emperor. The Terracotta Army figures lie underground for more than 2000 years. Every figure differs from those around in facial features and expressions, clothing, hairstyle, gesture. The horsemen, the longbow bearers, the archers, the senior officers and generals were positioned in strict accordance with the ancient directives on the art of war. » Read More

Jiayuguan Pass

The Jiayuguan Pass was one of great strategic importance. The existing Jiayuguan Pass walls were built in the time of Ming Dynasty. The construction of these walls began in 1372. It was not until 1539 that the they became a complete defense system, which had three defense lines, the entrenchment, the outer wall, and the inner wall. The inner wall is 10.7 meters high and encloses a city section of about 25,000 square meters. » Read More

Labrang Temple

The Temple of Labrang was established by Jiangmuyang who was the first local living Buddha in the year AD1710. The whole building is uncommonly resplendent and towering. The Temple is very colorful. The designs of its colors are suited best and the Temple is setting off by the blue sky on the tableland clearly and seems attractively holy. The black cloth covers are drifting and waving with wind in the sky. » Read More

Mogao Grottoes

The Mogao Grottoes are situated about 25 kilometers southeast of the city of Dunhuang, in present-day Gansu Province. The Mogao Grottoes are inarguably the most famous grottoes in China, and are considered the greatest treasure-trove of Buddhist art found anywhere in the world. They have also been praised as "a glittering pearl that adorns the Silk Road", a reference to the fact that Dunhuang. » Read More

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Shangri-la Express Luxury Train Tours

In tradition of the famed Orient Express, the Shangri-la Express is luxury, privately owned hotel train traveling the route of the caravans of the ancient Silk Road. Commencing 1985 the Shangri-la Express provides the first leg – Beijing to Urumqi. The Shangri-la Express offers the perfect way to see this magnificent country in comfort and style. More about Shangri-la Express»

Silk Road Adventure Tours

The Tracks of Marco Polo Tour

Destination: Xian → Lanzhou → Xiahe → Wuwei → Zhangye → Jiayuguan → Dunhuang → Turpan → Urumqi → Kashgar
Duration: 17 days
Feature: Early traders blazed a trail from Europe to the orient world and found exotic treasures and peoples. Try to explore yourself for the treasures and cultures on the trail.
Price: from $ 3264

Silk Route Adventure & Golden Triangle Tour

Destination: Beijing → Xian → Dunhuang → Turpan → Urumqi → Kashgar → Shanghai
Duration: 15 days
Feature: Looking for adventure, you've found it! We combine the spectacular Bund, Great Wall, Forbidden City and Entombed Warrior with the mysterious sights, sounds & smells of China's Silk Road.
Price: from $ 3765

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