1: Map of the Eastern Silk Road
2: Map of The Silk Road
3: Map of Gansu Province, China
4: Hills at Jiayuguan, Gansu Province
5: Bandits on the Silk Road
6: A letter from a Sogdian wife
7: A letter from a Sogdian wife
8: A mural of Zhang Yichao
9: A mural of Zhang Yichao
10: A Buddhist sutra
11: Dunhuang, Cave 427
12: Dunhuang, Cave 419
13: Scenes from the Buddha's life
14: Scenes from the Buddha's life
16: Buddhist sutra
17: Lao Ma selling shish kebabs
18: Dunhuang, Cave 419
19: Dunhuang, northern caves
20: Pile of scrolls from the Cave 17
21: The Diamond Sutra
22: A letter to the governor of Dunhuang
23: A travelling monk
24: The pilgrim monk Xuanzang
25: Sand dunes near Dunhuang
26: Sand dunes near Dunhuang
27: A daughter of the king of Khotan
28: Tibetan letters
29: A painting of an itinerant storyteller
30: Camel with monkey
31: A 'double wedge-tablet'
32: Broom
33: Sieve for milk
34: Mousetrap
35: Animal trap
36: Stripy wool bag
37: Leather pouch
38: Felt bag
39: A painting portraying Manjusri
40: A Buddhist Sutra
41: A Chinese-Khotanese phrasebook
42: Star chart
43: Woman in hufu
44: Child's painting
45: Multiplication tables
46: Children’s writing exercise
47: A Primer of Elementary Knowledge
48: Paper-cut flowers
49: Ilkanid coin
50: Floor tile
51: Colophon of the Diamond Sutra
52: A tomb guardian animal
53: Pastries
54: Wooden carved ceiling boss
55: Battle scene
56: Dunhuang, Cave 12
57: Cosmological Buddha
58: Cosmological Buddha
59: A celestial musician
60: Scenes from daily life
61: Scenes from daily life
62: The ancient Chinese deity Nuwa
63: A temple guardian
Map of Gansu Province, China.
1: Kashgar music shop(40.5 MB)
2: Melody for domestic animals at night(17.4 MB)
Videoclips
The following videoclips are performances of dance, music and the spoken word as well as interviews and stories. They are mostly performed by secondary school children in London who participated in creative workshops inspired by the exhibition held at the British Library from May to September004, entitled 'The Silk Road: Travel, Trade, War and Faith'. The last two stories are told by Dr Susan Whitfield who curated the Silk Road exhibition; both clips were filmed in the exhibition gallery.
NOTE: Transcripts are included where appropriate.
1: Three young people interviewed(3.6 MB)
2: Story of bandits on the Silk Road(47.3 MB)
3: Backstage interview(6.1 MB)
4: Camel poem(40.3 MB)
5: Cellos and singing(19.5 MB)
6: Finale and applause(26.4 MB)
7: Three girls interview(12.8 MB)
8: Luka’s dance(14.4 MB)
9: Luka’s dance(10.5 MB)
10: Market(20.2 MB)
11: Silk Princess Poem(55.4 MB)
12: Music(24 MB)
13: Music(41.1 MB)
14: Music(11.2 MB)
15: "Searching" song(70.8 MB)
16: Silk Princess story(57.6 MB)
17: Traveller story(40.5 MB)