The Silk Road was a historic trading network that linked East to West. But this trade network exchanged far more than objects, through this route came a trade of knowledge, culture and religion. One of its most important stopping points was the Chinese city of Dunhuang.
Dr Eleanor Janega visits a fascinating new exhibition at the British Library to explore some highlights of 40,000 treasures that lay inside the secret cave complex at Dunhaung.
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The Silk Road was a historic trading network that linked East to West. But this trade network exchanged far more than objects, through this route came a trade of knowledge, culture and religion. One of its most important stopping points was the Chinese city of Dunhuang.
Dr Eleanor Janega visits a fascinating new exhibition at the British Library to explore some highlights of 40,000 treasures that lay inside the secret cave complex at Dunhaung.
Sign up for your free trial of History Hit and start watching today: eu1.hubs.ly/H0gFQZ50
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