The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes, and today it’s one of the most epic journeys should be added on the bucket list of every traveller.This epic journey starts from the far west of China - Urumqi all the way to the ancient capital of Xian in East. You will visit the heavenly lakes, desert dunes, Tianshan mountain range and so on. Silk Road, also called Silk Route, ancient trade route, linking China with the West, that carried goods and ideasbetween the two great civilizations of Rome and China. Silk went westward, and wools, gold, and silver went east. China also received Nestorian ChristianityIslam and Buddhism (from India) via the Silk Road.