Author: - Full Title: The Silk Road, 3rd Edition Publisher: Insight; 3 edition (April 1, 2017) Year: 2017 ISBN-13: 9781786716996 (978-1-78671-699-6), 9781786715937 (978-1-78671-593-7) ISBN-10: 1786716992, 1786715937 Pages: 464 Language: English Genre: Travel File type: EPUB (True) Quality: 10/10 Price: $17.99 Insight Guide The Silk Road is the complete illustrated guide to one of the world's ultimate travel adventures. Passing right through the heart of Asia, this ancient trade route traverses a quarter of the globe from the heart of China to the Mediterranean via a vast, inhospitable expanse of mountains and desert. The guide covers all the sights along the way across 13 countries and 6 time zones, with authoritative chapters on the Silk Road's history and culture to put it all into context. Inside Insight Guide The Silk Road: — A fully-overhauled major new edition by our expert Silk Road author. — Stunning, specially-commissioned photography that brings the countries along this evocative route to life. — Highlights of the Silk Road's top attractions, including the great city of Isfahan, the ancient splendor of Persepolis and China's Terracotta Army in our Best of the Silk Road. — Descriptive country-by-country accounts cover the whole route from China to Turkey by way of the 'Stans of Central Asia and the geopolitical nerve centres of the Middle East. — Features detail silk production, the ancient treasures that have been discovered along the route, and the colourful bazaars - a reminder of the Silk Road caravanserais of the distant past. — Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and travel tips give you all the essential information for planning the trip of a lifetime. ------------- Our members see more. Join us!