Hexi Corridor 

cctv.com 04-28-2005 11:45

My upcoming trip is Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, is located between the Gaolan and the White Pagoda (Baita) mountains.

This is Lanzhou of Gansu Province, one of the major cities alone the Hexi Corridor by the yellow river. Welcome to the Travelogue. My good friend here, a Cherokee 4x4 will take me thousand of miles along the ancient Silk Road. I am excited. Let's go.

The first bridge at the foot of White Pagoda Hill was built on the Yellow River. During the 14th century, there was a floating bridge here, which served as an important link on the Silk Road.

This is the famous Hexi Corridor. Actually the street is surrounded by the mountains here, beautiful, it has magnificent view.

The Silk Road swiftly multiplied again, spawning hundreds, then thousands of diverging tracks that brought Chinese goods to Persia, Arabia and Europe, then returned the treasures of those faraway lands to eager Chinese connoisseurs

Lanzhou has been a hub of communications between China's Central Plain and northwestern mainland. It is an important point on the Silk Road that linked China's ancient capital Xi'an with Central Asia and the Roman Empire. There are four major cities along the Hexi Corridor, starts from Lanzhou, then Wuwei, Zhangye and Dunhuang.

Now we are experiencing the beautiful mountain sites. This is the Hexi Corridor, let's go to see the sheep over there. I will go closer to approach them. They are all wild.

Host: Hi, how are you?

Local: Hi, come and sit with me.

Host: Ok, it's quite warm here. It's beautiful. Look at this, this raincoat is made of wool. It is really warm inside. Look at the mountains. My God I love this.

Showered in the snow I had a chat with the farmer. It was the great moment since my heart was connected with the nature.