Week 6：February 18

Lecture 9: Conversation with Prof. Michelle Wang about Buddhism and the Silk Road

Lecture 10: Tarim Basin Oases and the Silk Road

• Golden, Chapter 4 (50-62)
• Hansen, Valerie. Chapter 6: "The Time Capsule of Silk Road History: The Dunhuang Caves." In The Silk Road: A New History, 167-198.
• “Mogao Caves: UNESCO video (2 mins. 45 seconds)
• Visit the Dunhuang caves (if you need to log in, you can use millwarj@gmail.com and password: hist1082021 )

Further reading:

Xinru Liu, The ...