The Silk Road Season 1 Episode 13 China: Dunhuang
- October 15, 2019
- 25 min
It was only once they had succeeded in crossing the Taklamakan desert that the Silk Road caravans truly arrived in China. In the dunes of the oasis of Dunhuang, Alfred meets a woman camel breeder. The oasis is now a popular tourist spot, but its fragile ecosystem has to be protected. The valley of the 1000 Buddhas stretches outwards from the edge of Dunhuang.
