HISTORIC CORRIDOR
The Silk Roads
Trade, translation and Buddhist art across the western routes, from Xinjiang to the Central Plains.
CULTURAL ROUTES
Follow a story across China.
Some journeys are best understood through a thread that crosses provincial lines: a corridor, a belief, a poem or a painting.
Explore by story.
These routes are a way to read China’s geography and culture together. The Hexi Corridor is part of the wider Silk Roads network; each theme below can be explored as a guide or shaped into a journey.
A CLOSER CHAPTER
The Hexi Corridor
Gansu’s oasis cities, cave art and frontier landscapes form a focused chapter of the wider Silk Roads.
SPIRITUAL LINEAGE
The Chan Journey
Travel through the temples associated with Chan’s first six patriarchs, grouped into a practical route across China.
LITERATURE & LANDSCAPE
The Eastern Zhejiang Poetry Road
Rivers, mountain paths, calligraphy and temples along the landscape of Tang poetry in eastern Zhejiang.
ART & RIVER LANDSCAPES
The Fuchun River
Travel through the river country of Huang Gongwang’s celebrated painting and Yan Ziling’s fishing terrace.
Other places to follow the story.
The cave art along the Silk Roads is one chapter of a wider history. Explore the Northern Qi sculptures at Qingzhou Museum, or the religious and everyday-life narratives of Dazu Rock Carvings near Chongqing. These are separate cultural visits that can be shaped into your own route.