Follow the pull

Where should China's Silk Road open?

Choose the idea with the strongest gravity. It gives the route a center without closing the map.

Culture History Kashgar at the Crossroads Oasis markets, old-city lanes and Uyghur foodways where China faces the Pamir, Tian Shan and Central Asia. Choose this direction Nature Secrets of the Taklamakan Desert-edge roads, buried cities, Buddhist ruins and oasis towns between the sands and the Tian Shan. Choose this direction Active Roof of the World Roads Himalaya, Pamir, Karakoram and Tian Shan corridors where high passes, glacier valleys and sharp seasons decide the route. Choose this direction