The Silk Road

The Mighty Silk Road As seen from its distant origins right up until today Allow me to introduce Kevin MacFarland and his family from the exploration website . Please go visit his site and buy his fancy Silk Road Map at to further fund his explorations He has done what many of us have only dreamed of doing, taking the wide Asian continent on its own terms and retracing the myriad Silk Routes between China s Pacific coast to the markets of Turkey. From the deadly Taklamakan Desert to the Grand Canal of Huangzhou and the bazaars of Jordan, this family with a toddler and baby have been traveling these regions for years. The Silk Road is one of the great wonders of the world. Put it on the list For over 1500 years it formed a backbone of cultural, genetic, and even disease transmission across Eurasia. Focusing on a few key figures such as Tong Yabghu,