(2) It is generally believed that the overland Silk Road starts from Chang 'an, China (now Xi 'an) in the east, goes west along the Wei River, crosses the Loess Plateau, and reaches Dunhuang via the Hexi Corridor. From Dunhuang westbound, it is divided into two roads: South Road goes out of Yangguan, along the southern margin of Tarim Basin and the northern foot of Kunlun Mountain, passing through Guloulan (now Ruoqiang area in Xinjiang), Qiemo, Minfeng, Yutian, Hotan, Moyu, Pishan, Yecheng and shache, and reaches Kashgar. North Road goes out of Yumenguan Pass, along the northern margin of Tarim Basin and the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain, and reaches Kashgar via Turpan, Korla, Kuqa, Baicheng, Aksu and Bachu. After the north and south roads meet in Kashgar, they continue to the west and cross the Pamirs, which is the most difficult way to go. Then it passes through Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asian countries, then the Mediterranean Sea, and finally reaches the end of the Silk Road: Venice, the capital of Rome and ancient Rome. Later, a new north road was opened, from Dunhuang to Hami, along the Junggar basin north of Tianshan Mountain, and crossed the Ili River to the Roman Empire.
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