Silk Road

The early trade in silk and other exotic goods was carried on against incredible odds; merchants led their great camel caravans over some of the most inhospitable territory on the face of the earth -- searing, waterless deserts and snow-bound mountain passes.

Australian-born Judy Bonavia spent some 30 years in Asia, living in Vietnam, Hong Kong and China

Introduction

14

(3)

Chronology of Periods in Chinese History

17

(1)

A Short History of the Silk Road

18

(13)

Caravans and Trade Routes

20

(1)

Religion and Art

21

(8)

The Fall of the Silk Road

29

(2)

Facts for the Traveller

31

(19)

Getting There

31

(1)

Visas and Customs

31

(1)

Itineraries: Organized Tours and Independent Travel

32

(3)

Getting Around

35

(1)

Transportation

35

(1)

By Air

35

(1)

By Rail

35

(1)

By Road

36

(1)

Health and Altitude

36

(1)

Climate and Clothing

37

(1)

Money and Costs

38

(1)

Accommodation

39

(1)

Food and Drink

39

(2)

Habits, Customs and Culture

41

(1)

Time and Communications

42

(1)

Holidays

42

(1)

Red Tape

43

(1)

The Chinese Language

43

(7)

Explanation of Pinyin

43

(1)

Vocabulary

44

(6)

Shaanxi Province

50

(29)

Xi'an

50

(12)

City Sights

54

(1)

City Walls and Gates

54

(1)

Bell Tower

55

(1)

Drum Tower

55

(1)

Great Mosque

55

(3)

Shaanxi Provincial Museum

58

(1)

National Museum of Shaanxi History

59

(1)

Little Goose Pagoda and Da Jianfu Temple

60

(2)

Big Goose Pagoda and Da Ci'en Temple

62

(1)

Sights Around Xi'an

62

(15)

East of Xi'an

63

(1)

Banpo Museum

63

(1)

Huaqing Hot Springs

63

(3)

Qin Terracotta Army Museum

66

(1)

Tomb of Qin Shihuangdi

67

(3)

West of Xi'an

70

(1)

Tomb of Emperor Han Wudi

70

(1)

Tomb of Huo Qubing

70

(1)

Imperial Tombs of the Tang Dynasty

70

(1)

South of Xi'an

71

(1)

Temple of Flourishing Teaching

71

(1)

Straw Hut Temple

71

(2)

Xi'an Practical Information

73

(4)

Xi'an to Baoji

77

(2)

Gansu Province

79

(34)

Tianshui

82

(3)

Tianshui Practical Information

83

(2)

Lanzhou

85

(28)

Sights

86

(1)

Gansu Provincial Museum

86

(1)

Parks

87

(3)

Binglingsi Thousand Buddha Caves

90

(1)

Lanzhou Practical Information

91

(22)

Southern Gansu

113

(21)

Dongxiang Autonomous County

113

(1)

Linxia

114

(14)

Sights

121

(1)

Bei Dajie

121

(1)

Hong Yuan

122

(1)

Wan Shou (Longlife) Taoist Temple

122

(1)

Lianhua Mountain

122

(1)

Linxia Practical Information

122

(6)

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous

Prefecture

128

(1)

Xiahe

128

(1)

Sights

129

(1)

Labrang Monastery

129

(3)

Xiahe Practical Information

132

(1)

Hezuo

132

(1)

Sights

132

(1)

Hezuo Practical Information

133

(1)

Hexi Corridor

134

(48)

Wuwei

135

(3)

Sights

136

(1)

Kumarajiva Pagoda

136

(1)

Haizang Temple

136

(1)

Leitai Han Tomb

137

(1)

Wuwei Museum

137

(1)

Dayun Temple and Bell Tower

137

(1)

Wuwei Practical Information

138

(1)

Yongchang

138

(1)

Shandan

139

(1)

Zhangye

139

(5)

Sights

140

(1)

Giant Buddha Temple

140

(1)

Horse's Hoof Monastery

141

(1)

Zhangye Practical Information

141

(3)

Jiuquan

144

(4)

Sights

146

(1)

Jiuquan Museum

146

(1)

Jiuquan Yuan

147

(1)

Wenshushan Caves

147

(1)

Jiuquan Practical Information

148

(10)

Jiayuguan

150

(1)

Jiayuguan Pass

150

(3)

Jiayuguan Practical Information

153

(5)

Jiayuguan to Dunhuang

158

(1)

Anxi

159

(3)

Dunhuang

162

(20)

Sights

163

(1)

Mogao Caves

163

(8)

Mingsha Sand Dunes and Crescent Lake

171

(5)

Dunhuang County Museum

176

(1)

White Horse Dagoba

176

(1)

Yumenguan and Yangguan Passes

176

(2)

Dunhuang Practical Information

178

(4)

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

182

(3)

Anxi to Hami

185

(1)

Hami

185

(5)

Sights

190

(1)

Tombs of the Hami Kings

190

(1)

Gai Si's Tomb

190

(1)

Hami Cultural Office Museum

190

(1)

Lafuqueke

191

(1)

Hami Practical Information

191

(1)

Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture

191

(5)

Yining

196

(4)

Yining Practical Information

199

(2)

Qapqal Xibo Autonomous County

202

(4)

Huocheng County

206

(1)

Sayram Lake

207

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