🛣️ Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
Site of Dingding Gate, Luoyang City of Sui and Tang Dynasties
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription recognizing 33 component sites across China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan
- Dingding Gate was the primary southern entrance to Luoyang during the Sui and Tang dynasties (6th–10th centuries)
- Network spanned over 5,000 kilometers, connecting Chang'an (present-day Xi'an) to Central Asia
- Active from the 2nd century BCE to the 16th century CE as a major trade and cultural exchange corridor
The Site of Dingding Gate comprises part of the UNESCO World Heritage inscription recognizing the Silk Roads: the ...