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Oct 14 2025 Art, Trade and State power at the Heart of the Silk Road
Part II of the celestial Travelogue through the western regions of China.
By Silk Road pilgrim Pepe Escobar on the Strategic Culture Foundation.
DUNHUANG – Across History, the Silk Road – actually a network of roads – is the supreme Highway Star: the most important connectivity corridor ever, rolling across Ancient Eurasia, linking what Chinese scholars consensually… Continue reading
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Oct 08 2025 Xiyouji: My Journey to the West
A celestial Travelogue through the western regions of China.
By Silk Road pilgrim Pepe Escobar on Sputnik.
ON THE ROAD IN XINJIANG – Xuanzang, the itinerant Buddhist monk, has got to be one of the most extraordinary figures in History. He certainly is regarded as such in China.
In the early Tang dynasty in the 7th century, Xuanzang… Continue reading