A RENEWED GATEWAY TO THE WORLD
Jun 17, 2021
3 minutes
By Ryan Perkins
Xinjiang, an autonomous region in northwest China, is home to vast deserts and mountains and many ethnic minority groups. The ancient Silk Road trade route linking China and the Middle East once passed through Xinjiang, and its legacy can still be seen everywhere. The dry port of Horgos today breathes new life into this earliest of routes.
Horgos, once a sleepy backwater straddling the border of Xinjiang’s Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture and Kazakhstan, has been transformed as a key part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Its
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days