Silk Road quick revision

Silk Road 

This chapter is part of a travelogue about the author's travel along the ancient trade route called Silk Road' regions as they are now. This account of the Silk Road, with its contrasts and exotic detail describes the challenges and hardships the author faced while journeying to Mount Kailash on a pilgrimage. Silk Road About the Characters

The Author: He is a Professor of Geography at Oxford University and an environmental consultant. Tsetan: He is the owner of the car hired by the author for the journey, as well as being a tourist guide.

Daniel: He is an interpreter from Lhasa who travelled part of the time with the author. Norbu: He is a Tibetan working at an academy in Beijing who wants to carry out the pilgrimage to Mount Kailash.
       


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