Lost Treasures of the Silk Road

50mDocumentary History

China, the “Middle Kingdom,” has long been thought to have developed independently from the West. Mighty mountains and the inhospitable Taklamakan formed insurmountable barriers. But the belief in China’s isolation has been challenged by surprising discoveries. Mummies from the Bronze Age are turning this assumption upside down and recasting the cultural relationship between east and west.China, the “Middle Kingdom,” has long been thought to have developed independently from the West. Mighty mountains and the inhospitable Taklamakan formed insurmountable barriers. But the belief in China’s isolation has been ch... Read more

Starring Erik Hansen

Watch "Lost Treasures of the Silk Road" from streaming services Amazon Prime, Amazon released in 2013. It's a documentary and history movie, and has a rating of 7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.