num_pages: 344
description: The early trade in silk was carried on against incredible odds by great caravans of merchants and animals traveling over some of the most inhospitable territory on the face of the earth, including searing, waterless deserts and snowbound mountain passes.
language: English
title: The Silk Road: Xi'an to Kashgar
titlecomplete: The Silk Road: Xi'an to Kashgar (Odyssey Illustrated Guide)
genres: Travel, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 29
series: Odyssey Guides
publisher: Odyssey Books & Maps