One Belt, One Road
After watching a Documentary about China's One Belt, One Road initiative I was inspired to dig back and see if I could find some parallels between the current project connecting the Far East with Europe, and the original Silk Road. From a young age I was always fascinated by History, and although I never pursued it academically, it was through travelling that I was able to quench the thirst I had for piecing together the puzzles of our past. If in one's life we are not on a never-ending quest for knowledge, then we are ignoring our true potential and purpose. So if you are what you eat, then you are what you do, or don't do!
Free Ross
I was also reminded of Ross Ulbricht, the young mind who brought to life a Silk Road Marketplace on the Dark Web. His arrest and incarceration was the first real attempt to vilify Cryptocurrency. Connecting buyers and sellers, with no limitations, the Silk Road represented a sense of Freedom for all walks of life, reflecting both the positives and negatives in society. Free Ross, they are shouting! And we support them!
The Silk Road
Venturing into the vaults of YouTube, I found a 12-Part Documentary Series entitled The Silk Road. Planned, filmed and produced over a period of 17 years and at the price of $50 Million, the series was a massive joint initiative between NHK (Japan) and CCTV (China). Mind you, I'm only 4 Episodes in, but i was blown away by the images they were able to capture of China, at a time when no foreigners had ever been permitted access. Released in 1980, the picture quality wasn't what you'd have hoped for, but from an historical context (nearly 40 years ago) it was fascinating. It lead me to pause and jump over to Maps and get a renewed perspective and flash back again.
The Ancient City of Chang-An was the starting point of the original Silk Road and is now known as Xi-An in the Shaanxi Province, China.
Rather than turn this into a full-fledged article, I'll just share the content for you to watch. Once I've digested it all I'll make an edit (if that happens within 7 days) or drop a new post with my thoughts and reflections. Take your time and enjoy!
Personal Notes:
The Soundtrack blew me away. @djlethalskillz, can you do a remix please! Created by the Japanese New Age music icon Kitaro, sometimes feeling a bit out of place in the film I thought it was pretty cool he got to do the score. Here's the full album below!
Once again, thanks for reading and do drop a comment, would love to hear what you think of the project and the historical impact of the original Silk Road.
Fascinating. I heard once that there was a train ride that covers the whole Silk Road trail. I wonder if it's true.
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It is! I know about the trans-siberian express, it goes from Beijing up to Ulan Baatar and across through Russia to St Petersberg. I took it twice, but only between Beijing and Mongolia. I don't know about a train that follows the exact route though.
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Oh gosh yes that's it, the Trans-Siberian Express! Beijing-Mongolia sounds exciting already. This route is definitely in my bucket list <3
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If you don't mind 32 hours on a train, then I'm sure you'll love it! But long distances on a train are much better than on a plane in my opinion, you can get up and walk around, go to the dining car, watch the world fly by.. But much of that journey is at night and you miss the Gobi Desert (if there's much to miss of a desert!)
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32 hours in a train? I don't mind one bit 😁 You're absolutely right about the train versus plane. I wonder if people while on the trip are up for mingling, the way people always do in a backpackers hostel and the likes.
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This one belt one road... I have been hearing this and seeing this term a lot lately... But haven't really look into it. Will check out the videos here later.
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China is finding new ways to move goods to Europe without taking the Maritime route. It's more of a geo-political strategy as well as a way to parts of China along the belt. It also aims to solidify partnerships through investing in development in other countries that contribute to the initiative. very interesting stuff!
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Finally you came back brother.
Great write up there.
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thanks my man! just wanted to share :)
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cheers
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Vandigi back on the writing tip, dope write up will def check it out when I find the time soon! The music is dopeeeeeee def dope sampling ammunition! Boooooom
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yessir! wrote it over a coffee earlier.. got a few other things on my mind I plan to share.. lol like always!
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History! Always loved reading about histories I've never heard before. And Wow! The album! I literally was in the musical space of it throughout. There's was a few tracks that was on point for sampling. But just wow! Amazing! Beautiful music! Thank you for sharing this bro! Being able to connect with the frequency vibe of the music. Was a journey indeed!
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yeah man, those vibes have that effect! a window to our past. we need to document more.. on the blockchain it will be!
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