Silk Roads: Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
Updated: October 17, 2023 16:59Xinhua
This aerial photo taken on April 21, 2017 shows the ruins of an old palace of the ancient city of Han (202 B.C.- A.D. 220) and Wei (220-265) dynasties in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. About 2,000 years ago, in the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.- A.D. 25), a Chinese envoy named Zhang Qian began his expedition to the Western Regions and opened a trade route that later became the Silk Road. In 2014, a joint application by China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan led to the recognition of "the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spanning thousands of miles and thousands of years, the ancient Silk Road was not only a route for trade and barter, but also a route for exchanges between civilizations, making a significant contribution to the development and progress of human society. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on May 8, 2023 shows a view of the Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on April 19, 2023 shows a view of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on May 31, 2023 shows the Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on April 29, 2022 shows the Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Jan. 14, 2023 shows the ruins of an old palace of the ancient city of Han (202 B.C.- A.D. 220) and Wei (220-265) dynasties in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on April 25, 2023 shows a view of the Xi'an Railway Station and the Daming Palace National Heritage Park behind it in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 30, 2023 shows parade floats past the Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 8, 2023 shows the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Aug. 11, 2023 shows Jiaohe ancient city in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 13, 2023 shows the site of Talgar in Kazakhstan. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 6, 2023 shows the City of Suyab in Kyrgyzstan. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows the site of Talgar in Kazakhstan. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 15, 2023 shows the site of Yumen Pass in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 15, 2023 shows the site of Yumen Pass in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 6, 2023 shows the City of Suyab in Kyrgyzstan. [Photo/Xinhua]
