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The Silk Road Series 8/16: A Heat Wave Called Turfan

Posted on December 3, 2010October 14, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

The expedition continues its journey westwards through Turfan, The Land of Fire, visiting a dried-up lake 150 metres below sea level, and the Fire Mountains on the way.

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The Silk Road Series 7/16: Khotan-Oasis of Silk and Jade

Posted on November 26, 2010October 14, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

There is very little archeology or art in this episode. The expedition flies over the desert in search of the ruins at Dan-dan Oilik, which was visited by Aurel Stein, but fails to find it as it had been covered by the desert at the time.

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The Silk Road Series 6/16: Across The Taklamakan Desert

Posted on November 19, 2010October 14, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

This episode sees the expedition crossing the southern route of the Taklamakan desert, which in the Uighar language means the place from which no living thing returns.

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The Silk Road Series 5/16: In Search of the Kingdom of Lou-lan

Posted on November 12, 2010October 14, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

The Kingdom of Lou-lan was an ancient Buddhistic kingdom which used to house 4,000 monks, a quarter of the population, but the remains are sparse indeed, as it disappeared into the desert it arose in, long ago.

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The Silk Road Series 4/16: The Dark Castle

Posted on November 5, 2010October 14, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

The Dark Castle of the title refers to the fortress at Khara-khoto, which was a main center of the Tangut state. The Castle has legendary status amongst the local people, who fear to go there, but the crew find some guides and trek across the desert on camels.

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The Silk Road Series 3/16: The Art-gallery in the Desert

Posted on October 29, 2010June 28, 2020 by Dharma Documentaries

This episode focuses on the magnificent Mo-gao caves at Dun-huang in the Gobi desert. In this complex, there are 500 caves and over 3,000 statues and murals. It is counted as the longest art gallery in the world.

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The Silk Road Series 2/16: A Thousand Kilometres Beyond The Yellow River

Posted on October 22, 2010October 14, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

This episode sees the expedition crossing first the Yellow River, with its goat-skin rafts and giant waterwheels, and entering the Gobi desert along the He-xi corridor, where it visits some of the main citadels along the route.

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The Silk Road Series 1/16: The Glories of Chang-an

Posted on October 15, 2010October 14, 2018 by Dharma Documentaries

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.

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