The third of five films from NHK about the western end of the Silk Road, this one looks at Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
 The first of five films from NHK about the western end of the Silk Road, this one looks at the southern Caucasus.  The expedition team crosses into India proper, and down the Ganges Basin, following in the footsteps of China’s most famous pilgrim, Xuang Zang. Read More: The Silk Road Series 16/16: The Travels of Xuang Zang in India  Leave a commentCategories: Culture, Dharma Tags: China, Hindu Sites, India, NHK Silk Road, Pilgrimages  A brief visit to Kashmir, before a long look at Ladakh and its Tibetan Buddhist culture and history. Read More: The Silk Road Series 15/16: Legendary Ladakh Leave a commentCategories: Culture, Dharma Tags: Archaeology, Arts, History, India, Ladakh, Murals, NHK Silk Road, Pakistan, Silk Road, Tibet, Vajrayana  A look at the peoples in Pakistan and the history of Alexandria the Great’s March across Asia, and the impact that had on Buddhism. Read More: The Silk Road Series 14/16: The King’s Road Leave a commentCategories: Culture, Dharma Tags: Archaeology, Arts, History, NHK Silk Road, Pakistan, Silk Road  In the 13th episode of this classic series the expedition crosses into Pakistan and goes down the Indus Valley finding remains of Buddhist Civilisation along the way. Leave a commentCategories: Culture, Dharma Tags: China, NHK Silk Road, Pakistan, Sculpture, Silk Road  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. Read More: The Silk Road Series 12/16: Two Roads to the Pamirs  This week the expedition, which has been traveling along the southern trade routes, doubles back and explores the area along the northern route. Read More: The Silk Road Series 11/16: Where Horses Fly Like the Wind  The theme that runs throughout this week’s episode is music and dance. It includes some of the most interesting ethnographic photography of the Uighars in Kucha along the southern route passing through the Tian Shan mountains. Read More: The Silk Road Series 10/16: Journey Into Music, South Through the Tian Shan Mountains  Although there is little of archeological interest in this episode, it remains one of the most memorable as the team take a trip along the newly constructed Turfan to Korla railway, which must be one of the really great railway journeys in the world. Read More: The Silk Road Series 9/16: Through the Tian Shan Mountains by Rail |
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