http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ZhangQianTravels.jpg
1.6 Glossary - Words Related to The Silk Road
sericulture
the rearing of silkworms and the production of silk
the rearing of silkworms and the production of silk
1.4 Maps of The Silk Road
0) Map of Ancient Silk Road with Modern Cities and Countries
1) silkroutes.net
http://www.silkroadencyclopedia.com/
2) http://www29.homepage.villanova.edu/christopher.haas/Crossroads.htm
Link here: http://www29.homepage.villanova.edu/christopher.haas/SilkRoad-map.jpg
Link here: http://www.penn.museum/silkroad./images/SSR_map_small.jpg
4) http://rnrblog.roughandreadytours.net/category/central-asia
5) http://www.livius.org/a/1/maps/silk_road_map.gif
6) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/ZhangQianTravel.jpg
http://www.gansumuseum.com/vm_bwg_en1/wzxx.aspx?_wzid=af33fb32-fb55-4059-8a14-74ce6e5be30c
1.3 "1001" Webpages on The Silk Road
These are arranged randomly and in no particular order
1) SilkRoadProject.org
2) http://www29.homepage.villanova.edu/christopher.haas/Crossroads.htm
3) http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18006
4) http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/139504.htm
5) http://www.silkroadencyclopedia.com/
6) http://www.livius.org/sh-si/silk_road/silk_road.html
7) http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/
8) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Qian
9) http://www.gansumuseum.com/vm_bwg_en1/wzxx.aspx?_wzid=9f3bc367-b98c-4359-b0c1-c575c8fc6887
10) http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/texts.html
11) http://www.vbtutor.net/xiyouji/history.htm (History of Xuanzang)
12) http://innerjourneytothewest.com/english/en-resource.html
13) http://journeysonthesilkroad.com/content/sutra.html
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1) SilkRoadProject.org
2) http://www29.homepage.villanova.edu/christopher.haas/Crossroads.htm
3) http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18006
4) http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/139504.htm
5) http://www.silkroadencyclopedia.com/
6) http://www.livius.org/sh-si/silk_road/silk_road.html
7) http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/
8) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Qian
9) http://www.gansumuseum.com/vm_bwg_en1/wzxx.aspx?_wzid=9f3bc367-b98c-4359-b0c1-c575c8fc6887
10) http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/texts.html
11) http://www.vbtutor.net/xiyouji/history.htm (History of Xuanzang)
12) http://innerjourneytothewest.com/english/en-resource.html
13) http://journeysonthesilkroad.com/content/sutra.html
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1.2 Places of Interests along The Silk Road
1.2.1) Xian
1.2.2) Lanzhou
1.2.3) Zhang ye
1.2.4) Jiayuguan
1.2.5) Dunhuang
1.2.6) Loulan (Ruoqiang)
1.2.7) Weili
1.2.8) Huqa
1.2.9) Kashi
1.2.10) Hotan
1.2.11) Wusum (Li River Valley)
1.2.12) Dawan
1.2.13) Kangju
1.2.14) Dayuesi
1.2.15) Anxi / Iran
1.2.16) India
1.2.2) Lanzhou
1.2.3) Zhang ye
1.2.4) Jiayuguan
1.2.5) Dunhuang
1.2.6) Loulan (Ruoqiang)
1.2.7) Weili
1.2.8) Huqa
1.2.9) Kashi
1.2.10) Hotan
1.2.11) Wusum (Li River Valley)
1.2.12) Dawan
1.2.13) Kangju
1.2.14) Dayuesi
1.2.15) Anxi / Iran
1.2.16) India
Historical Pitstops
1.1 The People whose names were mentioned in literary and historical works on the Silk Road
Webpage with Comprehensive List of Travelers
HuangDi - The Yellow Emperor and "Father of China" CLICK HERE
photo: TravelChinaGuide.com
Zhang Qian 140 BCE, 115BCE
Visit Zhang Qian's hometown here: http://english.people.com.cn/n/2014/1016/c204459-8795442.html
Xuan Zang
traveled the Silk Road from China to India and was credited for bringing Buddhist scripts to China
Xiong Nu
Qin Shi Huang Di - The First Emperor of China
Wang Yanglu - Daoist abbot who is credited for the discovery of the manuscripts in the Dunhuang Mogao caves
Baron Ferdinand von Richathofen - coined the term "The Silk Road" CLICK HERE
photo: http://www.richthofen.de/allgemein/historisches/family-history/silesia-prussia.html
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