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Silk Road

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From 200BC to 1400AD, a great trade route emerged from China the east and ended at the Mediterranean in the west, linking China with the Roman Empire. Named after its major trade product, The Silk Road not only circulated goods, but also exchanged the splendid cultures of China, India, Persia, Arabia, Greek and Rome.

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• China: Lanzhou

  Continuing his exploration of Chinese popular culture, Alfred meets Liu Kun, a rock singer. His journey then takes him to the village of Xibe He Kou, where a traditional Chinese opera is being performed.

  Length:	00:26:12
  Usage rights:	Expires 12/31/2024

• China: Xian

  He comes by stylist Fan Yanyan’s studio and visits the great mosque of Xi’an - the oldest in China - in the neighbourhood inhabited by the Muslim Hui minority. Ideas and religions travelled the Silk Road as well as valuable goods: Professor Yue Yu tells Alfred the story of Xuan Chang, a seventh-century sage who went on a sixteen-year journey to India and brought back the core texts of Buddhism.

  Length:	00:25:50
  Usage rights:	Expires 12/31/2024

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