Silk Route Musem of Xinjiang Uygur

Meet a 3000-year-old mummy in Xinjiang Museum, window to the Silk Road history

Got a thirst for adventure? Join Travelogue on an 11-episode journey to the northern half of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: the birthplace of the Silk Road and one of the most exotic and culturally-rich parts of China. In this segment, Greta Georges gets a snapshot of Xinjiang's Silk Road history and hangs out with the cool kids in Urumqi's hip art quarter.


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Secrets of the Silk Road - The Beauty of Xiahoe Arrives!

Secrets of the Silk Road - The arrival of The Beauty of Xiahoe, a Bronze Age Caucasian mummy whose origin, culture and fate remains a mystery, but whose existence extends the history of the Silk Road back over 2000 years and redefines the ancient world. This historic exhibition of over 150 objects comes from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum and the Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology in Ürümchi, China, and reflects the full extent of Silk Road trade from China to the Mediterranean. Step back in time and experience the convergence of ancient civilizations. Learn more at bowers.org. Become a Member Today!

Visiting Xinjiang’s vibrant capital, with its huge international bazaar and Central Asian delights

Got a thirst for adventure? Join Travelogue on an 11-episode journey to the northern half of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: the birthplace of the Silk Road and one of the most exotic and culturally-rich parts of China. In this segment, Greta Georges kicks off the trip in the region's vibrant capital, Urumqi, visiting its huge international bazaar and feasting on Central Asian delights.


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An archaeological guide to Jimsar: explore the ancient Tang city

Got a thirst for adventure? Join Travelogue on an 11-episode journey to the northern half of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: the birthplace of the Silk Road and one of the most exotic and culturally-rich parts of China. In this segment, Greta Georges explores the ruins of the ancient city at Jimsar and sees for herself the importance of temples both past and present.


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CHINA: THE UIGHURS PEOPLE AND CULTURE

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The Uighurs - a Muslim minority of 17 (m) million people - inhabit the remote northwestern corner of China.
Today they are ruled by the Chinese, but hundreds of years ago they had their own kingdom and grew rich on the prosperous trade along the historic Silk Route.
Until recently they have remained well out of view, but with renewed tensions and unrest happening in northwestern China, they are moving into the public eye.
The Uighurs - a people and culture which have remained a mystery to most of the world for centuries.
Theirs is a rich history: Their nomadic Mongolian ancestors once ruled the Mongolian Steppe, built its first walled cities and created its first literate civilisations.
In 745 the Uighurs emerged as the dominant Turkic tribe to found their own state in what is now Mongolia.
But when they were defeated by another Turkic people - the Kyrgyz - a century later, they fled to what is now northwestern China where they adopted a sedentary way of life.
And here they have lived ever since, but their fate has been of mixed fortune.
They founded a stable and prosperous kingdom which reigned uninterrupted from the 9th to the 13th century.
Their capital was the great ancient city of Gaochang.
Its impressive walls which once ringed the vast city still stand tall.
The Uighur kingdom of Khocho straddled the Silk Road, benefiting from the lucrative trade and new ideas that flowed along it.
One of these was religion.
The Uighurs were Buddhists until they converted to Islam en masse in the 13th century.
In mountain gorges in Turfan basin where Buddhists had carved out and decorated cave temples in cliff walls, archaeologists discovered magnificent frescoes and libraries.
Ironically many of these discoveries perished when the Berlin museum they were transferred to was destroyed during the Second World War.
Today the Uighurs are devout Muslims, though distant from the fundamentalism found in Iran or Afghanistan.
Mosques are a prominent feature of Uighur towns and cities.
In the following centuries the Uighurs lacked political unity and the rulers of imperial China conquered their lands on numerous occasions, laying the foundation for Chinese dominance over the Uighurs.
They did enjoy a brief period of independence between 1944 and 1949 before the Communist Chinese regained control of the area.
Today they are a minority of 17 (m) million who inhabit the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of northwestern China and are ruled from Beijing.
Xinjiang covers one sixth of China's total land area and is its largest administrative unit.
Since Beijing took control of their lives, the Uighurs have been unhappy, complaining of oppression by their rulers.
Xinjiang has been plagued by unrest, as the Uighurs revolt against tight control by the Han Chinese.
February this year saw an anti-Chinese riot in one city and bus bombings in the Chinese dominated city of Urumqi.
Though the province is mainly inhabited by the Uighurs, over recent years the Chinese have attempted to increase their influence by encouraging native Han Chinese to move to the area.
However, despite these efforts the region still retains a distinct Turkic atmosphere of its own.
The Uighurs have maintained their own religion, language and culture and refuse to be integrated.
They are proud of their origins and remain determined and hopeful of regaining independence.
Kashgar is the cultural capital of the Uighurs.
Here they have succeeded in retaining a world of their own, untouched on the whole by their Chinese rulers, though their presence is always evident.
The city is a hubbub of activity - located at the intersection of two major routes of the ancient Silk Road.
Trade is still a major part of their lives.


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Silk Road Series: Urumqi in Xinjiang

Urumqi is the largest city in Western China and possibly the largest in Central Asia. Although located on the Silk Road, it has only really emerged in the last 200 years.Heavenly Lake and Mt. Nan (Nanshan) Pasture are the most famous places.

Across the far horizon in Xinjiang 11 (Part 2 of 3): Kazakh life on the Narat grasslands

Got a thirst for adventure? Join Travelogue on an 11-episode journey to the northern half of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: the birthplace of the Silk Road and one of the most exotic and culturally-rich parts of China. In this segment, Tianran He gets a lesson on what it means to be Kazakh on the Narat grasslands as he joins in the celebrations for someone's very special day.


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Silk road trip - Urumqi part 3 Xinjiang Museum 09102017

First day tour with all team members. We are going to visit museum in the morning, and spend whole afternoon to Heavenly Lake.

Mummy of Xinjiang # พิพิธภัณฑ์ อูรูมฉี 2 #Urumqi museum 2# 新疆自治区博物馆 2

คลิปนี้ ผมพาไปชม ไฮไลท์ ของ พิพิธภัณฑ์ อูรูมฉี Mummy of Xinjiang หรือ มัมมี่แห่ง ซินเจียง ซึ่ง เป็นมัมมี่ ที่เกิดจาก กระบวนการทาง ธรรมชาติ
จัดแสดง บนชั้นที่2 ของตัวพิพิธภัณฑ์ เป็นการจัดแสดง มัมมี่ หลายร่าง ทั้ง ชาย หญิง และ เด็กทารก ที่ส่วนใหญ่ มีอายุมากกว่า3000 ปี ขึ้นไป ขึ้นไป โดยเฉพาะ มัมมี่ ที่ชื่อว่า The Beauty of Loulan ซึ่งมีอายุมากกว่า 3800 ปี เท่าที่ได้เดินชม ดู ไม่น่าเชื่อว่า กาลเวลา ผ่านไปหลายพันปี แต่ก็ยังคงสภาพที่สมบูรณ์มาก ทั้ง เส้นผม ผิวหนัง กล้าม เนื้อ เล็บ ฟัน ดวงตา สมบูรณ์ จน อดทึ่งไมได้เลยครับ มีโอกาศ มาเที่ยวที่ เมือง อูรูมชี ไม่ควรพลาดที่จะเข้ามา ชม เป็นอย่างยิ่ง ลองติดตามกันดูนะครับ

Love the crystal blue of aquamarine? Welcome to Fuyun, town of precious stones

Got a thirst for adventure? Join Travelogue on an 11-episode journey to the northern half of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: the birthplace of the Silk Road and one of the most exotic and culturally-rich parts of China. In this segment, Greta Georges visits the No. 3 Mine and learns about the precious minerals China used to pay off one-third of its debt to the Soviet Union.



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Dunhuang: The oasis city on the Silk Road and Mogao Caves

Join Travelogue presenter Tianran He on a journey to one of the most important oasis cities on the Silk Road: Dunhuang. There, he feels the weight of history at the world-famous Mogao Caves, an immense complex of grottoes threatened with being swallowed up by the dunes, and experiences Dunhuang’s unique desert cuisine and way of life.

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Secrets of the Silk Road - Yingpan Man Arrives!

For the very first time, three well-preserved mummies from the Tarim Basin in western China have been brought to the United States. Bowers Museum offers the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come face to face with Yingpan Man's lavish tomb goods and personal belongings including Roman glass, bow and arrows for protection, a satin perfumed sash and fine silk clothing.

This historic exhibition of over 150 objects comes from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum and the Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology in Ürümchi, China, and reflect the full extent of Silk Road trade from China to the Mediterranean. Step back in time and experience the convergence of ancient civilizations.

Secrets of the Silk Road March 27 - July 25, 2010. Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA

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Buddhist Photography and Uyghur Migrants on the New Silk Road

This slideshow is part of a lecture titled A Monk with a Camera: Buddhist Photography and Uyghur Migrants on the New Silk Road. This June 1, 2016 lecture was part of the Asia Talks series sponsored by the Gardner Center and Seattle Asian Art Museum. In the talk, doctoral researcher Darren Byler (PhD Candidate, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Washington) discussed the intersection between contemporary Buddhist practice in China and emerging forms of documentary photography in the city Urumchi in Northwest China. The talk discussed the work of Han photographer and former-monk named Tian Lin and how it has become a practice of witnessing precarious Uyghur life and learning from forms of intimate community among Ugyhur migrants.

Best Attractions and Places to See in Urumqi, China

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Xinjiang Regional Museum (Qu Bowuguan)
Tianshan Tianchi Lake
Tianshan Mountains
Red Hill
Red Mountain
Grand Bazzar
Dabancheng Wind Power Station
People's Park of Urumqi
Nanshan Ranch of Urumqi
Shuimogou Park

Journey to Xinjiang-Turpan

Turpan City consists of Gaochang district, Shanshan county and Toksun County. It lies in the eastern section of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and south of the Tianshan Mountains. Turpan was a major crossroad for ancient Eurasia and an important city on the Silk Road. It is also the place where four ancient civilizations gathered and communicated with each other. Follow CGTN to experience the city!


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Silk Road W China Turpan and Urumqi

The hottest places, some below sea level in NW China. Part of our trek across the Xingyang province along the Silk Road.

Urumqi to Shanghai Silk Road trip, part 1. Xinijang.

Our trip from Urumqi to Shanghai, including Urumqi and Turpan. First a trip to the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, the second largest in the world. Then a tour of a few local snacks, the night market and on to Turpan, where first we visit the Jiaohe Ruins, Flaming Mountain, and take a ride on a camel.

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GTT Tour_ 12 days in late autumn.2015.
Day 1_ flew in to Urumqi from KLIA via Guangzhou.
Day 2_Urumqi: Heavenly Lake in TienShan Mountains.
A UNESCO Heritage site.
_Erdaoqiao Bazaar aka International Bazaar of Xinjiang.
Day3_ Urumqi Minority People's Museum.
_TURPAN:: Karez Well System.
Grapes Valley
Ermin Minaret
Day4_Flaming Mountain.
Ancient City of Gaochang
Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves.
Astana-Karakhoja Ancient Tombs.
Day5_ Dunhuang: Echoing Sand Mountains( Mingsha Mtns)
with camel ride, Crescent Lake visit.
Dunhuang Night Market.
Day6_ Mogao Grottoes and Dunhuang Library.
Day7_ Jiayuguan Fort.
Cold morning of -6deg C.
_Great Wall Museum.
_ Cantilever Wall or Hangiing Great Wall of China.
_Zhangye Danxia Landform.
Day8_Zhangye: Great Buddha Temple.
Wooden Pagoda Temple.
_Wuwei: Leitai Ancient Tomb of Han Dynasty.
Bronze Galloping Horse.
Confucian Temple.
_ Lanzhou: Yellow River Iron Bridge.
Sculture of Mother Yellow River.
Day9_Lanzhou: Ancient Water Mill.
_Tianshui: Maiji Grottoes.
Day10_Tianshui: Famen Temple.
_Xian: Muslim Street.
Day11_ Xian: Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors.
Huaging Hot Springs.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Night Stage Show.
Day 12_ Xian to KLIA vis Guangzhou.

Silk Road Journey Xinjiang: Finding China’s traditional medicine

Chinse President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative is not just about trading goods and infrastructure connectivity. It’s also about people-to-people exchange and connecting them with culture. China’s State Council released a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) development program on May 7, the first national-level planning paper on the subject. It has called for the cooperation on sustainable TCM projects with the countries along the route of the Initiative. Watch the video for more.

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