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Xi'an, The Capital of the Sons of Heaven
2019-10-15
Alfred arrives in Xi'an, in the province of Shaanxi, where the caravans of the Silk Road ended their long journey. Alfred ends his journey with a visit to the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor to rule over a unified China.
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China: Lanzhou
2019-10-15
Alfred travels to Liqian, at the narrowest point of the Hexi Corridor. Legend has it that Liqian is where the descendants of Crassus' lost legions ended up.
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China: Dunhuang
2019-10-15
It was only once they had succeeded in crossing the Taklamakan desert that the Silk Road caravans truly arrived in China. In the dunes of the oasis of Dunhuang, Alfred meets a woman camel breeder.
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China: Gobi
2019-10-15
A Uyghur family invite Alfred into their home, where he learns about their way of life and growing techniques. Gaochang was once an important way-stage on the Silk Road and a famous centre of learning.
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China: Kashgar
2019-10-15
Alfred's point of entry to China is Kashgar, in the Xinjiang region, which covers a sixth of country's surface area. This is the home of the Uyghurs, an ethnic minority descended from Turkic peoples.
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Kyrgystan
2019-10-15
Osh is the first place Alfred visits in Kyrgyzstan. He saunters down the aisles of its bazaar, but soon realizes that the real Kyrgyzstan is to be found on the endless steppes and vast mountains, where you lose all notion of boundaries.
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Uzbekistan: Tachkent
2019-10-15
Alfred is struck by the modernity of life in Tashkent, the capital of present-day Uzbekistan and a major central Asian city, and the incredible mix of ethnic groups in this part of the world. Alfred visits a silk factory - a must for anyone retracing the Silk Road, then travels the age-old route through the mountains to his next destination: Kyrgyzstan, the land of the nomads.
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Uzbekistan: Samarkand
2019-10-15
Some used to say Samarkand, in central Uzbekistan, was the center of the world. Alfred follows the ancient "Royal Road" to the city associated with the great Turco-Mongol warrior Timur, who was famed for his refinement and elegance.
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Bukhara, Light of Transoxiana
2019-10-15
Alfred arrives in Uzbekistan, halfway along the ancient Silk Road. He fulfills the dream of countless travelers down the ages by visiting Bukhara, the home town of Avicenna, and meets some of its artists and craftsmen.
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Iran: Kashan, the Zoroastrain Fire Temple of Yazd
2019-10-15
In the oasis of Kashan, in central Iran, Alfred marvels at the famous pleasure gardens of Fin. At the temple of Chak Chak, in the nearby mountains, he is introduced to Zoroastrianism, Persia's ancestral religion.
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Iran: Assassins, Emperors and Magi
2019-07-29
Alfred learns that Iran has a Silk Road office. Its representative explains that the government wishes to develop links between other countries along the illustrious road.
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Iran: Tabriz, Capital of Merchants
2019-07-22
Alfred discovers Iran; enter the city that once was the core of the entire Silk Road in Persia: Tabriz. He heads into the bazaar, the finest in the country, and wanders through its 22 miles of alleyways and stalls.
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Episode 3
2016-05-15
In the final episode of his series tracing the story of the most famous trade route in history, Dr. Sam Willis continues his journey west in Iran.
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Episode 2
2016-05-08
In the second episode of his series tracing the story of the most famous trade route in history, Dr. Sam Willis travels west to Central Asia, a part of the Silk Road often overlooked and yet the place of major innovations, big historical characters, and a people - the Sogdians - whose role was pivotal to its success.
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Episode 1
2016-05-01
In the first episode of his series tracing the story of the most famous trade route in history, Sam begins his journey in Venice and explores how its Renaissance architecture and art has been shaped by the East and by thousands of exchanges along the Silk Road.From Venice, Sam travels to China's ancient capital Xian.
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The Silk Road is a series categorized as a new series. Spanning 1 seasons with a total of 15 episodes, the show debuted on 2016. The series has earned a no reviews from both critics and viewers. The IMDb score stands at undefined.
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