Di 138 SM, Zhang Qian was dispatched by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty to the Western Regions to seek military alliance. Skirted the Taklamakan desert via the northern route, passed the Pamir, then reached Ferghana, Zhang Qian returned via the southern route in 125 SM. Di 119 SM, Zhang Qian set off on his second trip to the Western Regions which took him to Dunhuang, Loulan, Kucha, then the capital of Wu-sun kingdom in the Ili River. His missions to the west led to the formalization of trade, especially the silk trade, between China and Persia, resulting in the opening up of the Silk Road. On this 10-Day Silk Road Tour, you will follow Zhang Qian’s footstep to Xian, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi dan Kashgar. Xian adalah ibu kota kekaisaran kuno Tiongkok dan titik keberangkatan timur Jalur Sutra. Dunhuang adalah tempat bertemunya dua cabang Jalur Sutra, berlari di sekitar Cekungan Tarim di utara dan di selatan, berkumpul. Turpan adalah depresi terendah kedua di dunia dan titik terpanas di China. Urumqi is the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regions and famous for the Beauty of Loulan Mummy at Xinjiang Regional Museum. Kashgar is locked away in the westernmost corner of China and the Uyghur capital of Xinjiang.



















