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The Silk Road Series 44, From Wasteland to Motherland

Posted on December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries
The Silk Road Series 44, From Wasteland to Motherland

The fourth of five films from NHK about the western end of the Silk Road, this one looks at Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

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The Silk Road Series 43, Steep Road to the Oasis

Posted on December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries
The Silk Road Series 43, Steep Road to the Oasis

The third of five films from NHK about the western end of the Silk Road, this one looks at Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

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The Silk Road Series 42, The Progeny of the Queen of Sheba

Posted on November 30, 2018December 2, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries
The Silk Road Series 42, The Progeny of the Queen of Sheba

The second of five films from NHK about the western end of the Silk Road, this one looks at Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

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The Silk Road Series 41, The Flame and the Cross

Posted on November 23, 2018December 2, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries
The Silk Road Series 41, The Flame and the Cross

The first of five films from NHK about the western end of the Silk Road, this one looks at the southern Caucasus.

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Colin Thubron, The Silk Road

Posted on November 16, 2018March 22, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries
Colin Thubron, The Silk Road

A trip along the Silk Roads from east to west of Xinjiang by the travel writer Colin Thubron (English with Mandarin subtitles).

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Tea Road to the Skies 3, On the Roof of the World

Posted on October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries
Tea Road to the Skies 3  On the Roof of the World

The last of a three part series about the ancient Tea Roads from Yunnan to Beijing, and to Tibet (English with Chinese subtitles).

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Tea Road to the Skies 2, In the Heart of Shangri-La

Posted on October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries
Tea Road to the Skies 2, In the Heart of Shangri-La

The second of a three part series about the ancient Tea Roads from Yunnan to Beijing, and to Tibet (English with Chinese subtitles).

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Tea Road to the Skies 1, The Kingdom of Green Gold

Posted on October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries
Tea Road to the Skies 1, The Kingdom of Green Gold

The first of a three part series about the ancient Tea Roads from Yunnan to Beijing, and to Tibet (English with Chinese subtitles).

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The Thangka Collection at Yale

Posted on September 10, 2018April 7, 2025 by Dharma Documentaries
The Thangka Collection at Yale

Prof. Andrew Quintman shows us through some of the best thangka paintings held at Yale, and explains their iconography and significance.

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Amazing Laos

Posted on August 20, 2018March 22, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries
Amazing Laos

A video from Laos in the Amazing Places series covering temples and caves in the area of Luang Prabang.

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