The Silk Road (2016)

Kashgar, The gateway to the Middle Kingdom (1x11)

Air date: Sep 09, 2016

Alfred's point of entry to China is Kashgar, in the Xinjiang region, which covers a sixth of country's surface area. This is the home of the Uyghurs, an ethnic minority descended from Turkic peoples. When trade on the Silk Road was as its height, Kashgar was a major hub for caravans travelling to India or Central Asia.