The Silk Road
The Silk Road: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

April 7, 1980

Episodes

12 episodes

The Silk Road

Season 1

Episodes

1. Glories of Ancient Chang-An

April 7, 1980
50 min

In "The Glories of Ancient Chang-An," you'll visit the starting point of the Silk Road. Chang-An, the world's largest city in the seventh century, you'll see the incredibe clay army. Buried for almost 2,000 years, the discovery of these 6,000 statues is an archaeological triumph, and The Silk Road crew were the first foreigners allowed to photograph it. Thrill at the sculptures buried in the world's largest tomb. And then, enter China's most hallowed Buddhist temple, and examine the hidden underground murals of a legendary princess, and walk the only man-made object visible from outer space, The Great Wall of China.

2. A Thousand Kilometers Beyond the Yellow River

May 5, 1980
50 min

In "A Thousand Kilometers Beyond the Yellow River," you'll cross the Yellow River in a goat skin raft. Gaze in awe at the same giant Buddha that Marco Polo saw 700 years ago. Look with amazement at the giant water wheels that irrigate miles of Chinese croplands, and visit the secret caves of Bing Lui Si, never before photographed by a television crew. Then, transverse the Forbidden Corridor between the mountains and the Gobi Desert, where the Huns battled the Chinese for control over the most prized horses in the world.

3. The Art Gallery in the Desert

June 2, 1980
50 min

4. The Dark Castle

June 7, 1980
50 min

5. In Search of the Kingdom of Lou-Lan

August 4, 1980
50 min

6. Across the Taklamakan Desert

September 1, 1980
50 min

7. Khotan-Oasis of Silk and Jade

October 6, 1980
50 min

8. A Heat Wave Called Turfan

November 3, 1980
50 min

9. Through the Tian Shan Mountains by Rail

December 1, 1980
50 min

10. Journey into Music-South Through the Tian Shan Mountains

January 5, 1981
50 min

11. Where Horses Fly Like the Wind

February 2, 1981
50 min

12. Two Roads to the Pamirs

March 2, 1981
50 min