📖 Lexicon & FAQ

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Every authoritative name on this site, its common variants, and the questions travellers actually ask — answered from our journey research, not from a forum thread.

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The Shu RoadsEntry keyword

variant of: The Ancient Shu Roads: Cuiyun Corridor · The Shu Roads: 2,300-Year Living Imperial Highway · Gushudao

See → The Shu Roads

古蜀道

variant of: 古蜀道·翠云廊

See → The Shu Roads

Cuiyun CorridorEntry keyword

variant of: Cuiyunlang

翠云廊Entry keyword

Jianmen PassEntry keyword

variant of: Jianmenguan

剑门关

Hanyang Ancient Post

汉阳铺

Lanmaqiang Cypress Pass

拦马墙

Zhang Fei Cypress

张飞柏

Puan Ancient Citadel

普安老城

Zhaohua Ancient Town

昭化古城

Li Bai (Li Po)

See → Li Bai (Li Po)

李白

See → Li Bai (Li Po)

Zhuge Liang

诸葛亮

Zhang Fei

张飞

Lu You

陆游

Chang'an, ShaanxiEntry keyword

大唐都城长安Entry keyword

Luoyang, HenanEntry keyword

河南洛阳Entry keyword

Kaifeng, HenanEntry keyword

北宋国都汴梁Entry keyword

Lin'an / Hangzhou, ZhejiangEntry keyword

浙江杭州Entry keyword

Nanjing, JiangsuEntry keyword

江苏南京Entry keyword

Meishan, SichuanEntry keyword

四川眉山Entry keyword

Chengdu, SichuanEntry keyword

四川成都Entry keyword

Jiameng Pass / Zhaohua, SichuanEntry keyword

四川广元昭化古城Entry keyword

Hanzhong, ShaanxiEntry keyword

陕西汉中Entry keyword

Fengxiang, ShaanxiEntry keyword

陕西宝鸡凤翔Entry keyword

Dasanguan Pass, ShaanxiEntry keyword

陕西宝鸡大散关Entry keyword

Huangzhou, HubeiEntry keyword

湖北黄冈Entry keyword

Mizhou, ShandongEntry keyword

山东诸城Entry keyword

Xuzhou, JiangsuEntry keyword

江苏徐州Entry keyword

Huizhou, GuangdongEntry keyword

广东惠州Entry keyword

Danzhou, HainanEntry keyword

海南儋州Entry keyword

Changzhou, JiangsuEntry keyword

江苏常州Entry keyword

Puzhou, ShanxiEntry keyword

山西蒲州 / 永济Entry keyword

Mount Zhongnan, ShaanxiEntry keyword

陕西终南山Entry keyword

Wangchuan Valley, Lantian, ShaanxiEntry keyword

陕西蓝田辋川Entry keyword

Liangzhou (Wuwei), GansuEntry keyword

甘肃武威 / 凉州Entry keyword

Gongxian, HenanEntry keyword

河南巩义Entry keyword

Mount Tai, ShandongEntry keyword

山东泰山Entry keyword

Tonggu, GansuEntry keyword

甘肃陇南同谷Entry keyword

Kuizhou (Fengjie), ChongqingEntry keyword

重庆奉节夔州Entry keyword

Yueyang Tower, HunanEntry keyword

湖南岳阳Entry keyword

Xiang River, HunanEntry keyword

湖南湘江Entry keyword

Qinglian, Jiangyou, SichuanEntry keyword

四川江油青莲Entry keyword

Anlu, HubeiEntry keyword

湖北安陆Entry keyword

Mount Tianmu, ZhejiangEntry keyword

浙江新昌天姥山Entry keyword

Mount Lu, JiangxiEntry keyword

江西九江庐山Entry keyword

Dangtu (Caishiji), AnhuiEntry keyword

安徽马鞍山当涂Entry keyword

Jiangling (Jingzhou), HubeiEntry keyword

湖北荆州Entry keyword

Suyab (Ak-Beshim), KyrgyzstanEntry keyword

吉尔吉斯斯坦碎叶城Entry keyword

Jizhou (Changqing), ShandongEntry keyword

山东济南长清Entry keyword

Mingyue Gorge, SichuanEntry keyword

四川广元明月峡Entry keyword

Dunhuang, GansuEntry keyword

甘肃敦煌

Mogao CavesEntry keyword

莫高窟

Mingsha Dunes & Crescent LakeEntry keyword

鸣沙山·月牙泉

Yangguan PassEntry keyword

阳关

Yumen PassEntry keyword

玉门关

Han Great Wall & Beacon TowersEntry keyword

汉长城烽燧

The Silk RoadEntry keyword

variant of: Silk Road China · The Silk Road: Dunhuang & Han Frontier · Dunhuang and the Han Frontier Line

See → The Silk Road: Dunhuang & Han Frontier

丝绸之路

variant of: 丝绸之路·敦煌汉塞 · 敦煌汉塞·两关一线

See → The Silk Road: Dunhuang & Han Frontier

XuanzangEntry keyword

玄奘