There are 33 historical sites along the millennium-old trade route, with 22 in China's four provincial-level administrative regions (Shaanxi, Henan and Gansu provinces and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region) together with eight in Kazakhstan and three in Kyrgyzstan.
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The designated portion of the Silk Road passes through China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Source: Institute of Architectural History. China Architecture Design & Research Group. |