Suyab: echoes of civilization on the ancient Silk Road

More than 2,000 years ago, Zhang Qian, the imperial envoy of China's Han Dynasty, traveled west and extended the ancient Silk Road to Central Asia via the ancient city of Suyab (near present-day Tokmok).

Thousands of years of history have forged an unbreakable bond of amity between the people of China and Kyrgyzstan. Follow People's Daily Online to explore Suyab and feel the timeless echoes of civilizational exchanges along the Silk Road.