THE GREAT SILK ROAD

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THE GREAT SILK ROAD

Post by aukepalmhof » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:05 pm

On 24th of November, 2017 the State Committee for Information Technology and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic puts into circulation a souvenir sheet with one Kyrgyz Express Post postage stamp: “The Great Silk Road”.
For many centuries the Great Silk Road was an important means of trade ties and dialogue between the cultures of the West and the East. The longest stretch of the Silk Road passed through the territory of Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan. Along the Silk Road, rich cities, commercial settlements and caravanserais emerged and flourished. In the territory of Kyrgyzstan, these include: Djul, Suyab, Novokent, Balasagun, Borskoon, Tash-Rabat, Osh, Uzgen.
In 2013, the People's Republic of China put forward the concept of the "New Silk Road" better known as “The Belt and Road Initiative”. This concept involves the creation, by 2030, of an extensive infrastructure network from the western borders of China through the countries of Central Asia and Iran to Europe.
The miniature sheet description.

The Great Silk Road: track routes on a map, camel caravans, Chinese vases, modern means of transportation (train, plane). On the sheet borders an ancient Chinese sailing ship, a compass, a loom, a fan, a red dragon are depicted. A QR-code is placed in the upper left corner.
The vessel on the vase is a western vessel from around 1600-1700, while the vessel in the margin is a Chinese junk.
More is given on this route by Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road

Source: Kyrgyzstan Post web-site.
Kyrgyzstan 2017 150K sgMS?, scott?
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