Ghulja
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Sep 16, 2026
Laszlo MontgomeryHOST
The main idea was to have friendly Wusun tribes on their periphery rather than antagonistic Xiongnu.
Laszlo MontgomeryHOST
The Wusun were an Indo-European or Iranian semi-nomadic people who were centered in the Ili River Valley in what is today southeastern Kazakhstan and parts of northern Kyrgyzstan and in Yining, Xinjiang province.
Laszlo MontgomeryHOST
In addition to building up this relationship with the Wusun, the plan also called for overtures to be made to the Daxia Kingdom, the main region of Bactria.
Laszlo MontgomeryHOST
The imperial court at Chang'an reckoned if they could conclude treaties with these two great powers, all the other power centers, big and small, would all beat a path to Chang'an to declare themselves vassals to the Son of Heaven.
Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
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Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
Across Asia on a Bicycle by Thomas Allen Chapter four, the journey from Samarkand to Kulja, part one.
Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
On the morning of November the 16th, we took a last look at the blue domes and minarets of Samarkand intermingled with the ruins of palaces and chateaus, and then wheeled away toward the banks of Zerafshan.
Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
Our four days' journey of 180 miles along the regular Russian post road was attended with only the usual vicissitudes of ordinary travel.
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Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
The fact is that in all our experience we found no horse of even the famed Kyrgyz or Turkoman breed that could travel with the same ease and rapidity as ourselves even over the most ordinary road.
Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
At Vernoy we began to glean practical information about China, but all except our genial host, M. Gordet, counseled us against our proposed journey.
Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
He alone, as a traveler of experience, advised a divergence from the Siberian route at Altyn Imel in order to visit the Chinese city of Kulja, where, as he said, with the assistance of the resident Russian consul, we could test the validity of the Chinese passport received, as before mentioned, from the Chinese minister at London.
Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
A few days later we were rolling up the valley of the Ili, having crossed that river by the well-constructed Russian bridge at Fort Ilisk, the head of navigation for the boats from Lake Balkhash.
Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
Chapter 4.
Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
The Journey from Samarkand to Kulja.
Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
Part 1.
Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
On the morning of November the 16th, we took a last look at the blue domes and minarets of Samarkand, intermingled with the ruins of palaces and tombs, and then wheeled away toward the banks of Zarafshan.
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Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
The fact is that in all our experience we found no horse of even the famed Kyrgyz or Turkoman breed that could travel with the same ease and rapidity as ourselves even over the most ordinary road.
Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
At Vernoi we began to glean practical information about China, but all except our genial host, M. Gordet, counseled us against our proposed journey.
Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
He alone, as a traveler of experience, advised a divergence from the Siberian route at Altin Imel in order to visit the Chinese city of Kulja, where, as he said, with the assistance of the resident Russian consul, we could test the validity of the Chinese passport received, as before mentioned, from the Chinese minister at London.
Lynn ThompsonNARRATOR
A few days later we were rolling up the valley of the Ili, having crossed that river by the well-constructed Russian bridge at Fort Ilisk, the head of navigation for the boats from Lake Balkhash.