"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." -whc.unesco.org
Postcard 1: Kizil Cave Temple (Jimshar, Xinjiang)
Great view of the Kizil Grottoes in Baicheng County.
Thank you so much, Danise for increasing my UNESCO postcards collection from China!
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