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Ciné-docs The Silk Road: In the Footsteps of Marco Polo
Culture · Saturday, November 28 · 16:00 · Erdeven
Espace culturel Le Roëlan -, 9 Rue Abbé Le Barh
Who hasn’t dreamed of journeying the Silk Road in Marco Polo’s footsteps? For more than 2000 years, travelers from all backgrounds walked the caravan routes of China, starting from the imperial city of Xi’an, crossing the hostile deserts of the Gobi and the Taklamakan, and the formidable Pamir Plateau, often called the “Roof of the World.” Caravansaries, deserted towns, and gigantic Buddhist sanctuaries are today witnesses to the richness of this prodigious history. In modern times, in landscapes of rare beauty, daily life continues in Central Asia…
