Life Along the Silk Road

The Silk Road was the most traveled trade route for over 1,000 years until it was eclipsed by maritime trade. Whitfield presents composite stories of merchants, soldiers, artists, and princesses who traveled the route, and presents its history through their personal experiences.

Susan Whitfield runs the International Dunhuang Project at the British Library, providing Internet access to over 50,000 pre-eleventh century Silk Road manuscripts now in collections worldwide.

Illustrations

vi

Preface

ix

Note on Names and Romanization

xi

Map

xii

Introduction

1

(26)

The Merchant's Tale

27

(28)

The Soldier's Tale

55

(21)

The Horseman's Tale

76

(19)

The Princess's Tale

95

(18)

The Monk's Tale

113

(25)

The Courtesan's Tale

138

(17)

The Nun's Tale

155

(19)

The Widow's Tale

174

(15)

The Official's Tale

189

(17)

The Artist's Tale

206

(17)

Epilogue

223

(3)

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Life Along the Silk Road

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