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  • Glories of Ancient Chang-An
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    Glories of Ancient Chang-An

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/1980

    In "The Glories of Ancient Chang-An," you'll visit the starting point of the Silk Road. Chang-An, the world's largest city in the seventh century, you'll see the incredibe clay army. Buried for almost 2,000 years, the discovery of these 6,000 statues is an archaeological triumph, and The Silk Road crew were the first foreigners allowed to photograph it. Thrill at the sculptures buried in the world's largest tomb. And then, enter China's most hallowed Buddhist temple, and examine the hidden underground murals of a legendary princess, and walk the only man-made object visible from outer space, The Great Wall of China.

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  • A Thousand Kilometers Beyond the Yellow River
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    A Thousand Kilometers Beyond the Yellow River

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/5/1980

    In "A Thousand Kilometers Beyond the Yellow River," you'll cross the Yellow River in a goat skin raft. Gaze in awe at the same giant Buddha that Marco Polo saw 700 years ago. Look with amazement at the giant water wheels that irrigate miles of Chinese croplands, and visit the secret caves of Bing Lui Si, never before photographed by a television crew. Then, transverse the Forbidden Corridor between the mountains and the Gobi Desert, where the Huns battled the Chinese for control over the most prized horses in the world.

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  • The Art Gallery in the Desert
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    The Art Gallery in the Desert

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/2/1980

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  • The Dark Castle
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    The Dark Castle

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/7/1980

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  • In Search of the Kingdom of Lou-Lan
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    In Search of the Kingdom of Lou-Lan

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/4/1980

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  • Across the Taklamakan Desert
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    Across the Taklamakan Desert

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/1/1980

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  • Khotan-Oasis of Silk and Jade
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    Khotan-Oasis of Silk and Jade

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/6/1980

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  • A Heat Wave Called Turfan
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    A Heat Wave Called Turfan

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1980

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  • Through the Tian Shan Mountains by Rail
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    Through the Tian Shan Mountains by Rail

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1980

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  • Journey into Music-South Through the Tian Shan Mountains
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    Journey into Music-South Through the Tian Shan Mountains

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/5/1981

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  • Where Horses Fly Like the Wind
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    Where Horses Fly Like the Wind

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/1981

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  • Two Roads to the Pamirs
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    Two Roads to the Pamirs

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/2/1981

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