The Taklamakan Encirclement
Ch1.Desert at the Heart of the Continent
Ch2.The Northern Route: Turpan to Kashgar
Ch3.The Southern Strand: Khotan and Jade Rivers
Ch4.Oasis Cities and Their Hydraulic Foundations
Ch5.Buddhist Kingdoms and the Westward Transmission
Ch6.The Silk Roads' Commercial Architecture
Ch7.Uyghur Culture and the Modern Settlements
Ch8.Crossing the Desert: Modern Routes and Ancient Traces