Tashkurgan Xinjiang China Silk Road Series Presentation No

Tashkurgan, Xinjiang China Silk Road Series Presentation No. 12 8 -2012 טשקורגאן מחוז שינג'יאנג סין 2012 בסדרת דרך המשי 12 מצגת

Tashkurgan means Stone Fortress or Stone Tower. Tashkurgan has a long history as a stop on the Silk Road. Major caravan routes converged here leading to Kashgar in the north, Karghalik to the east, Badakhshan and Wakhan to the west, and Chitral and Hunza to the southwest in Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan. About 2, 000 years ago, during the Han Dynasty Tashkurgan was the main center of the Kingdom of Puli (蒲犁) and is mentioned in both the Hanshu and the later Hou Hanshu. afterwards it became known as Varshadeh. Mentions in the Weilüe of the Kingdom of Manli (滿犁) probably also refer to Tashkurgan is the seat of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County. It is situated at an altitude of 3, 090 meteres (10, 140 ft) on the borders of both Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and close to the border of Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan. Tashkurgan is a market town for sheep, wool and woolen goods, particularly carpets, and is surrounded by orchards. The majority population in the town are ethnic Tajiks. The majority of people in the region speak Sarikoli. There is also a village of Wakhi speakers. Chinese and Uyghur are also spoken.

Silk Road Path yining – המשי מסלול הטיול בדרך Narat Byanbulak Urumqi Turpan Kizilya Canyon kuqa Don Huang Jiayuguan kashgar Zhangye Taxkorgan Lanzhou Xining Tongren & Xiaha Linxia

Pamir mountain, Meadows around the town and the stone fortress . הרי פמיר כרי הדשא סביב העיר ומצודת האבן

Play the flute and dancing… . . . מחללים ורוקדים

Hallmark that reminds us that we are in China. . . סימן ההיכר שמזכיר לנו שאנחנו בסין

כובעי הנשים בדרך כלל מעוטרים בדגמי פרחים . וגוון לבן על הגב Women's dome hats are usually decorated with flower patterns and a white shade on the back.

Tashkurgan Suburban… . . . פרברי טשקורגן

Generational change… . . . חילופי דורות

Characteristic Kitchen in clay house . . . מטבח אופייני בבתי הטיט

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