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CHINA

Silk Roads

The Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor

Year of Inscription: 2014

The Silk Road is the longest cultural

heritage route in the world. It began during

the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han

Dynasty, it was an ancient trade route

dominated by silk trade and leading to the

Western Region. It was an important

channel for the exchange of political,

economic, ideological and cultural skills

between the East and the West.

There are 33 ruins in the Silk Road and 22

ruins in China. The ruins related to Buddhist

culture include: Big Wild Goose Pagoda,

Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Xingjiao Temple,

丝路之路（由敦煌壁画中的⼆幅作品《观⽆量寿经变舞乐图》和《张骞出使西域图》组合⽽成。
Silk Road (combined from the two art works in Dunhuang Mural: Maiji Mountain Grottoes Bingling Temple

“Amitayurdhyana Sutra Bianwen“ and “Zhang Qian’s Expedition” Grottoes in Gansu Province etc.

(中国 China: 2012）