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1. SILK ROAD
by
NICK MIDDLETON

2. 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,
magazines and newspapers, and 16 books.
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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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 kora6

7. 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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8. 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.
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9. AMAZING ROUTES
✣Incense route
✣Amber road
✣Salt route
✣Tin route
✣Trans-saharan trade route
 

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