Traveling the Silk Road Through China and Central Asia
Peter C. Perdue
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
The ancient Silk Road ran West from China through Central Asia to Europe, providing a channel of contact for merchants, missionaries, nomads, camels, and travellers. We will watch three episodes from a spectacular film series about the history of this exotic route, followed by discussion of the Silk Road's legacy today.
Contact: Peter C. Perdue, E51-291, x3-3064, pcperdue@mit.edu
Sponsor: History
A Thousand Kilometers Beyond the Yellow River; The Art Gallery in the Desert
Peter C. Perdue
Cross the Yellow River, gaze at the giant Buddha, enter secret caves. Tour 500 caves containing 3000 murals and statues dating from 366 AD to the 13th century, in the middle of the desert.
Wed Jan 9, 07-09:00pm, 1-246
Khotan: Oasis of Silk and Jade; A Heat Wave Called Turfan
Peter C. Perdue
See two oases renowned for valuable jade, central stopping places for merchant caravans. Turfan is hotter and lower than Death Valley, with delicious grapes and ruined ghost towns.
Wed Jan 23, 07-09:00pm, 1-246
Where Horses Fly like Wind: The Kazakhs; Journey Into Music
Peter C. Perdue
Cross the Tianshan mountains to the Kazakh steppe, viewing lofty snowclad peaks and swift nomad riders.
Wed Jan 30, 07-09:00pm, 1-246
Latest update: 07-Nov-2001
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