Silk Railroad

Historian Sam Willis teams up with Journalist Li Qiuyuan to dig into historical legacies of the past and explore how today's rail link compares to the caravans of the past - from Yiwu, the most eastern terminus of the China-Europe Railway Express to Chengdu; the busiest train station in China's Southwestern province of Sichuan.

Production

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Seasons

2 Episodes • Premiered 2018

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1. Chengdu

How the world's longest rail service creates a new era of trade in Chengdu.

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2. Yiwu

How modern day rail link is changing China trades with the west.

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