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.
The designated portion of the Silk Road passes through China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Source: Institute of Architectural History. China Architecture Design & Research Group. |