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For millennia, the Silk Road has been the economic conduit between the East and
the West through which Empires were forged and ideas were exchanged, sometimes violently. How relevant is this ancient trade route in the 21st Century? And
can we still find the very sparks that ignited the historical stories of epic
conquest and risk-filled commerce along its dusty trail? Follow Denise Keller
and adventurer Liam Bates on Discovery Channel's new series EXPEDITION X: SILK
ROAD RISING, as they travel from China to Turkey along the ancient Silk Road
and discover how a new generation of explorers, entrepreneurs and innovators is
making it relevant again. EXPEDITION X: SILK ROAD RISING premieres on 29th
October as part of the channel's HOUR CHINA programming block which features
the best of China.

Denise Keller -- popular MTV VJ, TLC host, and explorer -- has unanswered
questions about her heritage as German-Chinese and the relevance of her
cross-cultural background in today's globalized world. Liam Bates is an
adventurer seeking to decipher the mysteries of the Middle Kingdom and its
impact on the world at large, especially the sometimes-forceful dialogues
between Chinese civilization and the West over the ages. Converging on the
cultural intersection between the civilizations, they embark on a personal
quest together to discover just what defines the Silk Road today.

Joined by young Chinese adventurers, Denise and Liam make their way across
Xi'an, Ningxia, Turpan, Dunhuang, Kazakhstan and Istanbul, on this 13,000 km
journey. They experience the historic grandeur of the Mogao Caves -- a UNESCO
heritage site, check out the futuristic cities of Yinchuan in China and Astana
in Kazakhstan, learn about the cutting edge rail systems that will make
transport a breeze on the Silk Road, join a modern day convoy of adventurers in
four-wheel drive vehicles, find out how China's 2000-year old Karez Canals are
still in use today, and investigate how cultural exchange between the East and
West is being kept alive in Istanbul.

SMART CHINA is produced by Discovery Channel in cooperation with the China
Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC).

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