The Silk Road: a new history

At the crossroads of Central Asia : the Kingdom of Kroraina

Gateway to the languages of the Silk Road : Kucha and the caves of Kizil

Midway between China and Iran : Turfan

Homeland of the Sogdians, the Silk Road traders : Samarkand and Sogdiana

The cosmopolitan terminus of the Silk Road : historic Chang'an, modern-day Xi'an

The time capsule of Silk Road history : the Dunhuang caves

Entryway into Xinjiang for Buddhism and Islam : Khotan

The history of the overland routes through Central Asia.