Finally, after a long delay (sorry for that!), here is the third and last part of the story about my trip along the Chinese Silk Road. If you missed the previous two parts you can read them here and here. Like for the other parts, be sure to have a look at the small gallery at the end of the post.

After Lanzhou and a glimpse of Tibet in Xiahe, the trip continued through the Hexi Corridor: historically, the strategic passage to get into China from central Asia. More »

Here is the second part of the story about my trip along the Chinese Silk Road. If you missed the first part you can read it here. Also, check out the small gallery at the end of the post.

After visiting Beijing and its surroundings, I started heading west and experienced the first of a long series of travels by train which characterized the whole trip. Traveling by train in China is horrible and at the same time fascinating. It all begins entering a wonderfully crowded station in which about one thousand men, women and children of all kinds and with all sort of luggage want to get on the train… your train! More »

This summer I traveled along the entire Chinese section of the Silk Road. My interest started some years ago after reading Michael Yamashita’s amazing “Marco Polo: A Photographer’s Journey” (published by White Star). In the book, the famous National Geographic’s photographer brings to life the legendary expedition of the 13th-century Venician merchant to Cathay (China), first crossing central Asia and than back through the South-East and India. More »