caravanserai vibrant cornucopia river of riches Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1368 Trading Along The Silk Road Chèvrefeuille asks a pertinent question about the Silk Road in today’s episode: What was traded along this ancient trade route?
Tag: Silk Road
Alai Valley
peace in empty hands resounding in the valley russet mountains glow Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1367 Alai Valley (Northern Route) While metaphorically trekking the Northern Route of the Silk Road, we are reading Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha.
Kashgar
history’s crossroads at the foot of the mountains battles and prayers Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1366 Kashgar (Northern route) Chèvrefeuille tells us that Kashgar has a history of over 2,000 years and served as a trading post and strategically important city on the Silk Road between China, the Middle East, […]
Silk
delicate ripples fluttering cherry blossom iromuji silk Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1365 Silk Chèvrefeuille says that, as we are on a journey along the Silk Road, an episode about silk cannot be missed.
Tian Shan
lord of the spirits shrugging snow off his shoulders a flurry of blooms Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1364 Tian Shan Mountains (Northern route) Today our challenge is to create haiku, tanka or another Japanese poetry form inspired by an image of the Tian Shan Mountains, also known as the Tengri […]
Empty of Thirst
clouds bypass deserts mountains suck up all the rain only waves of heat Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1363 Taklamakan Desert (the “Sea of Death”)(Northern route) Today, on our journey along the ancient Silk Road, we are following the Northern Route that brings us along the Taklamakan Desert, one of largest […]
Gansu
scorching desert heat no blissful leafy forest only dusty roads Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1362 Gansu (Northern route) This month we are on a journey ‘Along The Silk Road’ through China and around the Taklamakan Desert while reading Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. In today’s episode, we have reached Gansu, an […]
Chang’an
desert reflections a distant city’s mantra perpetual peace Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1361 Chang’an (Northern Route) Today we are following the Chinese Silk Road around the Taklamakan Desert, visiting places along the way, starting at Chang’an (nowadays Xi’an).
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