SILK ROAD

by
NICK MIDDLETON
 NICK MIDDLETON
✣ Teaches geography at Oxford University`
and is a fellow of St
Anne's College.
✣ Royal Geographical Society award-winning
writer, and the author of Travelogues.
✣ written more than 200 articles in journals,
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 INTRO
✣ It refreshing to traverse such vast tracts of physical
geography, expanses of the natural world that remain
largely untamed.
✣ Nick exposes himself to nature's vicissitudes

✣ This account of the Silk Road, describes the challenges and

hardships Nick faced
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 RAVU
✣ Author left for MT Kailash with Daniel and Tsetan.

✣ Drokbas tending their flocks.

✣ Tibetan mastiffs would explodes into action.

✣ They barked furiously and completely fearless.

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 TOWN HOR
✣ Hor was grim, miserable place.

✣ No vegetation , just dust and rocks.

✣ The place no longer appeared holy.

✣ They reached a guesthouse in Darchen.

✣ The author had a very troubled night because

of cold.
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 DARCHEN
✣ Darchen Medical College.

✣ Tsetan left the author in Darchen

✣ He felt lonely, as they were not

any pilgrims.
✣ The author wanted to reach
Mt. Kailash to do kora 6
 SILK ROAD
✣ The Silk Road began over 2,100
years ago.
✣ It began to trade silk for horses.

✣ There were 5 “Silk Roads” from

China.

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 SILK ROAD
✣ The Silk Road was the longest
ancient overland trade route.
✣ Marc Polo was the most famous
Silk Road trader/explorer.
✣ Changed the World Radically.

✣ Buddhism. 8
 AMAZING ROUTES
✣ Incense route

✣ Amber road

✣ Salt route

✣ Tin route

✣ Trans-saharan trade route 

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 Thanks
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