National Parks of ChinaOverview
| Designation | UNESCO World Heritage (cultural, 2014) |
| Name | 丝绸之路：长安—天山廊道的路网 |
| Country | China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
| Criteria | (ii)(iii)(v)(vi) |
| Nearby cities | Xi’an |
| Nearby sites | Terracotta Army and Mount Li, Lintong, Mount Guangwu and the Nuoshui River, Micang Mountain Grand Canyon, Mount Tiantai, Baoji, White Dragon Lake, Maijishan Grottoes |
| Latitude, longitude | 33.16, 107.29 Google Maps |
About
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor (丝绸之路：长安—天山廊道的路网) was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014 as a cultural site.
Description (UNESCO World Heritage Centre)
This property is a 5,000 km section of the extensive Silk Roads network, stretching from Chang’an/Luoyang, the central capital of China in the Han and Tang dynasties, to the Zhetysu region of Central Asia. It took shape between the 2nd century BC and 1st century AD and remained in use until the 16th century, linking multiple civilizations and facilitating far-reaching exchanges of activities in trade, religious beliefs, scientific knowledge, technological innovation, cultural practices and the arts. The thirty-three components included in the routes network include capital cities and palace co