International Night - Journey Through Central Asia, The Silk Road

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Old Town Library
Large Meeting Room Combo

Event Details

Please join Klaus Lorenz for a presentation on The "Silk Road", which was a network of roads that connected China with Europe from the 2nd century BC to the 16th century AD. Camel caravans carried all kinds of goods, but also science and culture from Xian, China to Venice and Rome in Europe. We will travel sections of this network through the former Soviet Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. We will talk about the history of the region which once was ruled by Alexander the Great, Cyrus the Great, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, visit the ancient cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva with their mosques, shrines, mausoleums, fortifications and caravanserais and admire their architecture, discuss agriculture and food production in the region, walk through markets and meet the people of the lands. Klaus is well known to those of you who regularly attend INL. He has traveled to over 80 countries and shared many of these adventures with us at the Library Program. He is retired from CSU and enjoys traveling the world.
Event Type(s): Programs
Age Group(s): Adults
Norman Fitzpatrick
(970) 221-6740