The Silk Road Travel Guide
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The Silk Road Hotels
Fodor's local writers visit every hotel we recommend. Look for our discerning Fodor's Choice picks or search by price and location.
The Silk Road Restaurants
Find the best Silk Road restaurants in every price category with our top picks.
Things To Do in The Silk Road
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in The Silk Road
- $79-$85 -- Today: Riviera Maya All-Incl. Resort, 55% Off Bookit.com
- $1499 & up -- Hong Kong & Shanghai 6-Night Trip w/Air go-today
- Ageless China IExplore
- China & Yangtze Experience — $4,199 IExplore
- Cosmopolitan Hong Kong — $3,350 IExplore
The Silk Road Experiences
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Terracotta Warriors: Visit one of the nation's most haunting and memorable sites—the vast life-size army of soldiers, built to outlast death... Read more
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The history of the Silk Road starts in 138 bc, when Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty sent a caravan of 100 men to the west, attempting to forge... Read more
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The Muslim Turkic people known as Uyghurs (pronounced "WEE-grs") are one of China's largest—and in the eyes of Beijing, most troublesome—minority... Read more
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The residents of Xinjiang are apt to point out that the Silk Road isn't the first road they knew. That honor goes to the "Jade Road," which was... Read more
News & Features
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Trip Ideas
The curious and daring among you will discover the vibrant, gilded landscape of Istanbul, the city tha... Read more
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News, Cruises
Viking Ocean Cruises to debut in May 2015 with a small ship, all-inclusive experience in Scandinavia and... Read more
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News, Airlines
Apparently 2013 is the year of major airline uniform upgrades.... Read more
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· Forums Trip Reports
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