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today)
O One of the four great ancient cities of China,
Fusion of cultures
O Dunhuang
O A strategically important frontier town in the
Hexi Corridor
O A major communication and commercial hub
between China and Central Asia on the Silk
Road
O Mogao Caves ( )
O Tourist locations today such Yueya Lake
Mogao Caves
Bodhisattva,
painting on silk,
Mogao Caves
Mogao Caves
Sand dunes on
the edge of
Dunhuang today
Yueya
Lake
Dunhuang
Train Station
Camel Caravans in
Samarkand in the
early 20th century
Registan, an
icon and a
public square in
Samarkand
Trade
Caravans to
the West
Ali-Baba and
One Thousand
and One Nights
Qasr-al-Khalifa or
Abbasid Palace in
Samarra (125 KM
from Bagdad) , built
in 836AD
O Istanbul
O West Terminus of the Silk Road, strategic
City views of
Istanbul
Today
Malacca
O City of Spices
O Ibn Battuta visited 6 times
O Zheng He also stopped here for trade
Arrival of Europeans
for spices