A film from Chinese TV about the monitoring and preservation of their cultural relics, particularly this famous pagoda in Xi’an.
Luoyang, White Horses from the West
A look at the founding, history, importance and daily life of the first Buddhist Temple in China (Mandarin with English subtitles).
Marc Aurel Stein, Treasure buried in the Sands
An account of the various expeditions led by the great Hungarian explorer Aurel Stein in Central Asia, which were significant for Buddhist history (mainly English, with some subtitles).
The Silk Road Series 12/16: Two Roads to the Pamirs
In this last episode we first visit Kashgar, the Town of Beautiful Tiles, which is where the Silk Road meets up again, after crossing the Taklamakan desert via two different roads.
The Silk Road Series 1/16: The Glories of Chang-an
The first episode in the series focuses on Chang-an, which in modern-day China is called Xi-an. It was formerly the capital of China and the source of the Silk Road which ran from there to Rome. In ancient times it was the largest city in the world.
