The land route between China and Afghanistan, the mysterious Wakhan Corridor

Wakhan Corridor (English: Wakhan Corridor; Persian: واخان‎), also known as the Afghanistan Corridor, Wakhan Pamir, is a narrow east-west strip from Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan to Xinjiang in our country, located in a valley between the southern end of the Pamir Plateau and the northeastern section of the Hindu Kush Mountains. It starts from the Panj River and its tributary Pamir River in the upper reaches of the Amu Darya, and connects to Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County in the east, with a border line of only 92.45 kilometers. The entire corridor is about 400 kilometers long from east to west, with the narrowest point in the north and south being only 15 kilometers, the widest point about 75 kilometers, and our country actually controls about 100 kilometers. In history, the Wakhan Corridor was once part of China's territory, an important part of the ancient Silk Road, the shortest road from East Asia to West Asia, and an important channel for the exchange of Chinese civilization and Indian civilization. An Shigao, the founder of the Han translation of the Western Region Buddhist scriptures, Faxian, a monk of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Xuanzang, a monk of the Tang Dynasty, have all passed through here, going to ancient India (Tianzhu) to study and promote Buddhism. Gao Xianzhi, the protector of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, twice led the army to cross the Onion Ridge and pass through the Wakhan Corridor to destroy the small Bolu and Shiguo, and reopen the Silk Road. He then fought fiercely with the rising food in West Asia at Daros. After the defeat, he also retreated from the Wakhan Corridor. Although the Tang army was defeated, it was still glorious! Marco Polo once followed the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty to the Western Regions, and he detailed the Wakhan Corridor in his eyes into 'The Travels of Marco Polo'... That day, I came down from the Red Flag Lapu National Gate and almost missed the Wakhan Corridor. Fortunately, I saw the sign in time and turned around in a hurry! At the entrance of the corridor, I saw the stele of Gao Xianzhi, the general of the Tang Dynasty, and entered the stele of Faxian, a monk of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xuanzang, a monk of the Tang Dynasty, and An Shigao, the first person to pass on the law, about seven or eight kilometers away. As stated in the book 'Lonely Planet-Xinjiang', the paved road is about ten kilometers. After crossing the bridge on the Tashkurgan River, there is only a gravel road. After a while, I met the stele of Marco Polo's journey. After walking about two kilometers, I was persuaded to return at the Karaqi Ancient Checkpoint...