The Silk Road DVD Collection

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Episodes 1-12. For thousands of years, the fabled Silk Road, as traveled by Marco Polo, was the link between the people of Europe and the vast riches of mysterious China. Spanning the deserts, grasslands and seas between Istanbul and the major cities of China, the Silk Road witnessed an ongoing parade of goods and traders, carrying with them their art, religion, and culture. The impact of the Silk Road is immeasurable -- giants such as Alexander the Great and tyrants such as Genghis Khan created our world's history while striding along its path. Now, the Silk Road comes alive, in all its glorious colors, sounds and historical drama, in an unparalleled documentary achievement. The first coproduction of China Central TV and the outside world, this series was ten years in the making and produced at a cost exceeding $50 million. The entrancing soundtrack made the composer/performer Kitaro a worldwide star, and has sold millions of copies."The Silk Road" has been aired to huge critical acclaim in over 25 countries and remains to this day the highest rated documentary series in Japan's television history.

The Silk Road DVD Collection Review

The DVDs faithfully reproduce the videotapes; I see complaints about the quality of the transfer as unjustified. One would think from reading the other reviews that the DVDs are somehow technically defective; this isn't the case. They don't improve on the original footage, but who reasonably expects them to do that?This is a fascinating documentary series, covering a retracement of the Silk Road from east to west, as recorded by NHK over the course of several years, beginning in 1979. This set contains the first dozen episodes, part I of the series (Boxed Set 1 and Boxed Set 2, which is not to be confused with Silk Road II, the final 18 episodes). It begins in Chang-An and ends in the Pamirs. Part II, alas, doesn't seem to have made it to DVD; that covers the journey from Central Asia to Rome.Titles of the episodes in this set are:
The Glories of Ancient Chang-An
A Thousand Kilometers Beyond the Yellow River
The Art Gallery in the Desert
The Dark Castle
In Search of the Kingdom of Lou-Lan
Across the Taklamakan Desert
Khotan -- Oasis of Silk and Jade
A Heat Wave Called Turfan
Through the Tian Shan Mountains by Rail
Journey into Music -- South Through the Tian Shan Mountains
Where Horses Fly Like the Wind
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