The "Silk Road" refers to a series of routes that crisscrossed Eurasia ... an (Xian), diverged into northern and southern routes that skirted the Central Asian Taklamakan Desert, converged to cross ...

When Silk Road trade reached its peak between the 3rd and 8th Centuries, merchants traveled westward across China from oasis to oasis, crossing the harsh terrain of the Taklamakan Desert to reach ...

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Located in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, the Taklamakan Desert ... Also read: From deserts to coasts: 8 most beautiful road trips across India this winter Still, the effort isn’t over.