China Silk Road Tours - Ancient Silk Road Travel 2024/2025

Silk Road is really a precious cultural treasure for human beings and a wonderful travel route for explorers. Do you want to know more about it? Such as how the Silk Road got its name, where the Silk Road started and ended, how long it took to cross the Silk Road in ancient times, who traveled on the Silk Road… Or do you want to have more travel information about it? Such as how to plan a Silk Road tour, what the top destinations on the Silk Road are, how the accommodation condition is, some important travel tips, etc. Just browse the following Silk Road articles for a better understanding of the Silk Road, as well as a more efficient Silk Road exploration.

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  Silk Road Facts

  There are many fun facts about the Silk Road that travelers might be interested in. Here, we have 12 most commonly asked questions about the silk road, and these interesting facts will broaden your horizon to learn beyond just routes and ancient relics, and help you have more vivid background knowledge before your Silk Road adventure.

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  Silk Road History

  The ancient Silk Road has experienced several important stages since it was originally started in the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC ~ 8 AD) and ended in the Qing Dynasty (1936 ~ 1912). Want to find out how it started, evolved and declined? Check its history to learn the complete history of the Silk Road, including its beginning, flourishing and fading.

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  Silk Road Routes

  The Silk Road is a network which can be generally divided into the Land Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road. However, the Land Silk Road in China contains the Northern Route and the Southern Route, and the Northern Route split again in Kashgar.

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  Silk Road Maps

  It is not easy to "follow" the Silk Road on the map, because there are several main routes that also have many branches. Don't worry, we will make your study easier. Check our Silk Road map to trace back to the glorious ancient times.

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  How to Plan A Silk Road Trip

  The beauty of the Silk Road needs immediate action and a well-organized tour will help you enjoy a much more efficient tour. Silk Road trip planner here helps you figure out the best attractions, activities, best time, great accommodations, suggested itinerary, etc.

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  Tourist Cities along the Silk Road

  To help you find Silk Road travel inspirations, we select the most popular and recommended China's tourist destinations along the Silk Road based on the original ancient Silk Route from central China to north western China, including Luoyang, Xian, Ningxia, Tianshui, Lanzhou, etc.

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  Tourist Attractions along the Silk Road

  Many historical sites along the Silk Road, like ruins of ancient cities, Buddhist grottoes, temples, tombs, palaces, thus have been preserved in the original state. Besides, natural beauty can be savored as well while traveling along the Silk Road. Check the top tourist attractions to enjoy a wonderful Silk Road adventure.

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  Silk Road Accommodations

  There are always comfortable hotels to stay in major cities along the silk routes such as Luoyang, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Xining, Urumqi, where there are hotels from economy class to luxury class. However, if you explore the Silk Road in depth, you need to go to some remote towns where the accommodation conditions are generally very basic.

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  Silk Road Travel Tips

  Here we collect frequently asked questions and practical travel tips to make sure you enjoy an easy and safe Silk Road travel, such as best gateway cities, convenient transfer ways, packing ideas, payment, shopping, taboos, time difference, etc.

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  Silk Road Photo Gallery

  The spectacular geographic environment along the Silk Road is diverse. You can see many ancient historical relics as well as various stunning landscape of mountains, prairie, desert and lakes. Get a visual feast first now.