TheSilkRoad丝绸之路.ppt

The Silk Road:Historical Geography
Developed by Joe Naumann, UMSL
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The Silk Road
The Silk Road, or SilkBuddhist grottoes
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Maiji Mountain
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Market Place
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Residential Area
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Lanzhou
Early settlement in this region could be dated to the Han Dynasty and has a history of over 2,000 years. The city used to be called the Golden City, when it was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road. To protect the city, the Great Wall of China was extended as far as Yumen.
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Lanzhou area – satellite view
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Mountain Scenery
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Old Irrigation Waterwheel
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Sleeping Buddha
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Traditional Sheepskin Raft
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Lanzhou: Sangke Prairie – local family and their home
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Dunhuang
The city is located near the historic junction of the northern and southern Silk Roads, and was therefore a town of military importance.
For centuries Buddhist monks at Dunhuang collected scriptures from the west, and many pilgrims passed through the area, painting murals inside the Mogao Caves or "Caves of a Thousand Buddhas."
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Satellite view of Dunhuang area.
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The Mingsha Shan dune overlooking Dunhuang
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Sand dunes outside Dunhuang
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Dunhuang city wall.
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Buddhist Temple Grotto of 1000 Caves
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Spring oasis near Dunhuang on the Silk Road
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Turfan (Turpan)
The Oasis of Turfan (with water provided by karez) is some 260ft under sea level. Around Turfan are quite a few historic sites. Turfan has long been the centre of a fertile oasis and an important trade centre. It was historically located along the Silk Road's northern route. The very heat and dryness of the summer, when combined with the area's ancient system of irrigation, allows the countryside around Turfan to produce great quantities of high-quality fruit.
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Turfan Oasis – satellite viewCan you spot the oasis?