Touch the fabric of China on the Silk Road From: Winnipeg Free Press | Date: August 12, 2006| Author: Dalziel, Elizabeth | Copyright F.P. Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership Aug 12, 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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By Elizabeth Dalziel

ALONG THE SILK ROAD, China -- From the ancient oasis towns of central Asia, we retraced the epic journeys travelled along the Silk Road through desolate mountains and deserts, through busy bazaars and crumbling mud-brick towns.

Along the way, we followed the footsteps made by camel caravans to and from central Asia and Europe by Marco Polo, Genghis Khan and ...