The Chinese Silk Road: Episode One, the Journey Begins
The first episode in the mini documentary series 'The Chinese Silk Road'. In the series, we travel along the ancient trade route on a journey of over 3500km from the old capital of Xi'an in central China to the oasis city of Kashgar on the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Along the way we explore how the silk road affected the history, the places and the people in this incredible part of the world. In this episode, we explore the root of Islam in China in the ancient capital of Xian, before moving into the mountains to discover the majestic Maijishan cave grottoes. We then move on to Lanzhou to try a steaming bowl of the famous hand pulled noodles, before heading to the western end of the Great Wall of China at Jiayuguan.