Crescent Moon Lake (Image 2 & 3) site was the shelter for these travelers in this arid region.
Voyage of Sanskrit in China was not easy ! 🙂
This route gave birth to "Central Asia", a logical unit on the physical map of Asia 🙂
On this route - Oasis, Kingdoms, Cities got established.
#Sanskrit was the mind of the #SilkRoute, a bridge of dreams floating across cloudless skies of the sand"
Also -
Sanskrit fragments found on the Silk Route are tears of the Time !!
(Pic - Travelers passing through difficult terrain of Silk Route)