Sunday 2 August 2015

1442 CN - Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor (2014)

Brief Description

"This property is a 5,000 km section of the extensive Silk Roads network, stretching from Chang’an/Luoyang, the central capital of China in the Han and Tang dynasties, to the Zhetysu region of Central Asia. It took shape between the 2nd century BC and 1st century AD and remained in use until the 16th century, linking multiple civilizations and facilitating far-reaching exchanges of activities in trade, religious beliefs, scientific knowledge, technological innovation, cultural practices and the arts. The thirty-three components included in the routes network include capital cities and palace complexes of various empires and Khan kingdoms, trading settlements, Buddhist cave temples, ancient paths, posthouses, passes, beacon towers, sections of The Great Wall, fortifications, tombs and religious buildings."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1442

1. Central China - ancient imperial capitals in the Central and Guanzhong Plains of China.
2. Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, connecting China Proper and Xinjiang.
3. North and South of Tianshan Mountains in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China
4. Zhetysu Region of the Ili and Talas Valleys of Kazakhstan and the Chuy Valley of Kyrgyzstan
  • Site of Kayalyk, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
  • Karamergen, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
  • Talgar, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
  • Aktobe, Jambyl Province, Kazakhstan
  • Kulan, Jambyl Province, Kazakhstan
  • Akyrtas, Jambyl Province, Kazakhstan
  • Ornek, Jambyl Province, Kazakhstan
  • Kostobe, Jambyl Province, Kazakhstan
  • Suyab (Site of Ak-Beshim), Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan
  • City of Balasagun (Site of Burana), Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan
  • City of Nevaket (Site of Krasnaya Rechka), Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan 


Daming Palace, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 唐长安城大明宫遗址
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 大雁塔

Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 小雁塔
Ancient City of Gaochang 高昌故城

Ancient City of Jiao River 交河故城

Kizil Grottoes 克孜尔千佛洞

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