🛤️ Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
UNESCO World Heritage Site spanning China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2014 as a transnational serial property with 33 component sites
- Spans over 5,000 km across three countries: China (22 sites), Kazakhstan (8 sites), Kyrgyzstan (3 sites)
- Active trade corridor from the 2nd century BCE to the 16th century CE
- Connects Chang'an (modern Xi'an) in central China to the Tianshan mountain passes and Central Asia
The Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor is a transnational World Heritage Site recognizing a 5,000-kilometre ...