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Niya Town, Minfeng County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

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Niya Town, Minfeng County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

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Niya Town, Minfeng County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

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Niya was a small city in modern day china where ancient Chinese cultures blended with those of India Persia and Macedonia.

Fact 1- Location: Niya is located in western Chinas Taklimakan dessert beyond the niya river.

Fact 2-climate: Niya had a very dry dessert climate

Fact 3- culture: Niya was home to a Buddhist shrine and many Buddhist relics were found in the ruins of the city

Trade: Niya was a major stop on a route that linked the Chinese and roman empire Chinese silk ,tea and porcelain would be brought west and European gold glassware and silver east,

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Kashgar, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

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Kashgar, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

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Kashgar, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

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Kashgar, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

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Kashgar was once the biggest trading centers on the silk road.

Fact 1- Location:

Kashgar is located at the foot of the Pamirs mountains where the ranges of the Tien shan andunlun mountains join. Because of its location between these mountains and the Taklamakan dessert it is considered an oasis.

Fact 2- climate: Kashgar has a dessert climate with hot summers and cold winters. Kashgar is one of the driest city's on earth Kashgar's wettest month July only sees an average of 9.1 millimeters of rain

Fact 3- culture Kashgar is one of the four Buddhist cultural centers But Kashgar has seen other religions like shamanism, Zoroastrianism, Nestorianism, and Islam.

Trade- Kashgar traded Chinese silk, spices, gold and gemstones with the city of

Constantinople and with the Chinese central city of Xian

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Samarkand was a good resting point for people along the silk road.
Samarkand was known for trading Rice, Cotton, Leather, Silk, Fresh and Dried fruit, and wine.
The City was one of the main places to stay with rulers staying there.

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Items Turfan was known for trading:
1. silk
2. spice
3.humans
4 The Turfan depression is a mountain basin along the silk road
5 The Turfan Depression was divided into three states.

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1.Items Antioch was known for trading:
1. silk
2. glass
3 soap
4. copper tools
5. It was by the sea, which is where the traders could ship items from the port.
6. They had a lot of public baths, they enjoyed hot springs.
7. They had water trenches.

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1. Lianzhou has a subtropical climate and is affected by the monsoon. From October through March, it experiences the northeast monsoon, and from April through September, it experiences the summer monsoon, mainly with a southwest wind. The city's mountain climate is good for crop growth and four-season tillage.
2. Liangzhu is considered one of the two most important Neolithic jade cultures in China, marked by the development of principal jade forms.
3. silk
4. tea
5. porcelain

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It was the capital of the Persian empire. They traded gold and wool and silver. They are located in modern day Parthia

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1. Chang'an was an ancient capital for more than ten Chinese dynasties. Also known as the famous eastern terminal of the Silk Road, it was situated in the Shaanxi province just relatively near Xi'an. Chang'an was the Chinese capital for the Han, Sui and Tang dynasty leaders.
2. Chang'an means "Perpetual Peace" in Classical Chinese since it was a capital that was repeatedly used by new Chinese rulers. During the short-lived Xin dynasty, the city was renamed "Constant Peace"; the old name was later restored.
3. furniture
4. spices
5. silk

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Taklamakan Desert, Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

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Taklamakan Desert, Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

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Taklamakan Desert, Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

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heres the desert