It seems I've stumbled into 'One Thousand and One Nights' - the Silk Road is too beautiful!

My global journey has brought me to Central Asia, starting from Horgos in Xinjiang, crossing Kazakhstan to reach Uzbekistan, a place of immense awe in our itinerary. 🕌️ The 2600-year-old city, Samarkand It can be said to be the essence of Uzbekistan, especially the Shah-i-Zinda mausoleum complex, which feels like stepping into a scene from 'One Thousand and One Nights'. Walking along the avenue of tombs, with beautiful blue 🕌️ on both sides, every angle is astonishing ❗️ To avoid the crowds, we arrived at 8 am, bought tickets, and entered, climbing a short flight of stairs. The blue doors that appeared and disappeared behind the arches attracted me, until the top, where a whole exotic world opened up. The blue-green tiles were delicately laid on top, and above each door lintel was a carefully designed scroll, each door unique in shape. We looked up at these tall and elegant buildings, stunned. Walking straight to the deeper parts, passing through different tombs, we reached the highlight, and what surprised me even more was looking back at the path we came from, seeing the locals with headscarves on the road, a scene that I will remember for a very long time!! Samarkand in Uzbekistan, as a must-pass on the Silk Road, its past glory spanning a thousand years, brings us a spiritual shock! Our Uzbekistan itinerary Tashkent——✈️Khiva——🚌Bukhara——🚄Samarkand——🚄Tashkent We chose to go the opposite way, first flying from Tashkent to Khiva, then taking public transportation by bus and train, which was quite easy to buy, traveling casually. Having come this way, I highly recommend everyone to visit Samarkand, to see a different world.