Silk Road II - Episode 1: Across the Pamirs

Episode 1: Across the Pamirs
Take part in a traditional wedding procession in the mountain village of Hunza amidst the apricot blossoms of spring.

[@GonsalvoDeCordova]

The scene at 24:10 really helps us understand how travel has been along here for centuries, with the locals doing a lot of work to keep their lifestyle going

[@DAGOWOOD23]

There’s something about the Silk Road And all it’s cultures and countries that just resonates with my soul

[@leleslie45]

One of the best parts of watching this series is seeing the Buddhist art before it was destroyed. These videos have added value for that.

[@cuddlesandkafka]

Glad they brought back the same intro theme as the first part had

[@Rashid-un2ql]

wow, what a documentary....ever watched. Lots of love from HUNZA

[@nicholasr82]

I couldn't believe I started to hum the theme tune at the start after not watching this for over 30 years. I loved it as a kid.

[@deckiedeckie]

Me , too!! (yo tambien)

[@juniperabbott2614]

Love these kind of documentaries

[@AndrewChuter]

The original Silk Road series was an important co-production between NHK and CCTV (the Japanese and Chinese state broadcasters, respectively). First broadcast in 1980, it was widely seen around the world. The 12 episode series started in Xian, China, and ended on the border with Pakistan. This Silk Road II series from 1983-4 continued the journey westwards over 18 more episodes, ending in Istanbul.

[@CommageneRealm]

@Andrew Chuter Thanx a lot for uploading it ! Watching this unrivaled great documentary alongside with its equally unrivaled soothing soundtrack, takes me back all the way to 1980's istanbul when i was barely a 14 yrs old, all-happy youngster .......

[@jaameshehd.1354]

Such a great wark. Thanks a lot.

[@DAGOWOOD23]

Andrew Chuter Thank you for the Silk Road series they’re so great

[@Helpwood]

Thank you

[@harithyapa217]

Thanks a lot for the upload

[@piyaltaru]

The Buddha images of Gandhar are the most beautiful Buddha images EVER! They are so lifelike - complete masterpieces!

[@VoiceOfReasonXXX]

Thank for posting. I am actually in this episode. (At 16:26, the guy in the beard behind the gentleman in the yellow choga) Albeit a much younger me. I was traveling in Northern Pakistan with a friend and we both got roped into being part of the wedding procession. My friend (who is a Caucasian American) stood in for the bride as all of the local girls were too shy to participate. Our good friend, Imam Yar Beg Sani, the man in yellow, orchestrated the whole thing unbeknownst to the film crew and rewarded us for our part with several bottles of "Hunza Pani", the local elderberry wine. The late night drunken ride back to the hotel in the back of an open jeep on those roads was quite an experience.

[@alsemberg]

VoiceOfReasonXXX Man what an awesome story, I am really envious of you having explored the region at that time, what a sight it must have been!

[@CommageneRealm]

@VoiceOfReasonXXX What an incredible and unforgettable beautiful story .........! Thanx a lot for sharing it with us many, many decades later !

[@Bournetolive]

Wait, so the "bride" under the red robe and headdress was actually your American friend lol? There are going to be some confused guys questioning their orientation watching this video jk xD

[@VoiceOfReasonXXX]

Bournetolive, LOL, My friend was female. I thought that was obvious. Perhaps I should have said so.

[@Bournetolive]

My bad, I just assumed that your friend was male. I guess because I thought it was in Pakistan and it would be kind of dicey for western woman to travel there, but maybe things were not so bad back then?

[@zeeshanhayder4868]

Me also from gilgit iM so glad to see such things which i never know and see danyore to gilgit bridge was so amazing it is still now present its now just use for foot walking

[@buzzingtalk]

You just couldn't make something like this now. it's a journey into a world completely unknown to most of us in the western world thanks for the upload!

[@SHEEPANDGOATACADEMY]

Maa Shaa Allah. Nice documentary .Lots of love and respect from India

[@chilmindak3910]

It is indeed a very historic video. thanks for sharing, love from Hunza

[@abetterman1927]

CLASSIC!!!!!!!

[@マクラウド]

thankyou !thankyou!thankyou!ありがとうございます！

[@zeeshanhayder4868]

Which alphabets are these i mean which language ,these are seen in this video below budha pic

[@syedateeqahmad8389]

I THANK ALLASH HE SHOWED ME UNPARALLEL BEAUTY OF THE NATURE THROUGH THIS VIDEO. CONGRATULATION TO THE PRODUCERS OF THIS VIDEO. THANKS.

[@aboudi778]

Thank you for putting up such a great series!!!this road history is a passion of mine from beijing and Xian through turkey .

[@syedmaricar9946]

Beautifully made me feel better .

[@lazandsen]

I am a fan of Silk Road. Please keep the series on you tube

[@Danichdelight]

Thank you for posting . I have sen all serie some time ago, and this journey stil fascinate me.. i woul love to se a new version recorded today on a new journey in 2018, and Compare the land and the trip with this original serie.. Would it be Nice ?

[@jaameshehd.1354]

Thanks for posting.

[@blackwater644]

I truely missed Graham Webster's narration .....

[@shokatkhan4507]

Legend

[@withoutcrux]

A real treasure from another time, showing us the treasures of so long ago. Thank you for sharing this. Anumodanam!

[@yunassaxer7119]

I like it! It is great! Good work!

[@sabrinaliu66]

The video is priceless

[@paulknight6186]

Magnificent...

[@alishahabid666]

108 year of age and dancing. amazing

[@nickstoli]

Thank you for the upload!

[@zo7432]

Jay Quintana

[@zarimashadi]

What a beautiful places this film take me there thanks to Andrew chutes

[@boodistGeek]

Thank you!

[@christophlieding734]

Big thanks for this amazing upload!! To think we the westerner help to fuck up thins place "region". I wish so much for "Spiritual Tranquility" like those people back then had> maybe the next generation will get along and show respect to people who are so different then us. At least we have documentary/ I am sure a lot of those religious places and statues are gone/ bombed or fanatics or maybe just for money. We could not survived without cellphones and I pods. Love the silk-road.

[@passenger47X]

I did miss Graham Webster's narration from the first Silk Road series.

[@michitoiwata]

I know it's probably Kitaro, but can anybody give me ID for the music starting at 41:42?

[@moinullahbaig]

Hi Andrew Chuter, I collect visual archives of Hunza. Is it okay if I will upload parts of this video on my youtube channel? Thanks

[@AndrewChuter]

Sure, it's all public.

[@moinullahbaig]

Andrew Chuter thank you!

[@neilmurdie5391]

Please activate captions for people with audition problems thanks

[@dionthrakianus181]

Hello. Is there a DVD edition of this Part II series?

[@_rob_.]

@21:15. 108 years old?????

[@victorfelix7034]

hi I am from this part of the world and couldnt agree more with @mara cohen

[@Coolbeanstogo]

is this in Afghanistan or Pakistan?

[@jaameshehd.1354]

@@Coolbeanstogo. Pakistan

[@jrdardonl]

Mr. @Andrew Chuter: What is the possibility that you may allow to include o let include English Subtitles in this marvelous documentary? Thanks!

[@AndrewChuter]

I would like to. How do I do that?

[@thesafaripete]

what are the makeand model of the red and white 4x4 they just in this vieo?

[@thesafaripete]

Nissan Patrol

[@rajeshnanwatkar7679]

❤❤❤❤❤ Kanishka was the great king ❤❤❤❤❤

[@iuliaf4402]

when was this filmed?

[@AndrewChuter]

1983 to 1984

[@iuliaf4402]

thank you

[@starlite-t2r]

❤

[@borderreiver3288]

amazing how that old man of uncertain age still has bright ginger hair...what is the secret...

[@TomMorrison-cc6xw]

Henna

[@awuttea]

เสียดายที่ไม่มี บทบรรยาภาษาไทยของ THAI PBS

[@zeeshanhayder4868]

Thai language why here

[@asokmajumder509]

loud background music suppresed the narration...its disturbing the enjoying of this amazing video.

[@rajeshnanwatkar7679]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@dtang3288]

The music drowns the narration 😒😞😩

[@สายชลไกรวัฒสม]

อยากให้มีภาคภาษาไทยครับ ตือไม่เก่งภาษาน่ะครับ ฟัง soundtrack ไม่ค่อยเข้าใจ

[@sandyorpeza2423]

Caravan!!!

[@sudipbakshi639]

Gudafu

[@agusmafuri]

Beautiful people, beautiful places, unfortunatelly the communist regime is working hard to ruin and enslave these people of uyghur. So sad..

[@maracohen5930]

How sad, these ancient places of the history of the Land has been destroyed now by the Fundamentalist Islamists across the high roads of Asia.

[@zubairahmed1628]

These parts are highly educated and economically high grown up, no fundamental ideas are practiced here, modern education is the most prevalent here, since i belong from here,

[@Skeeball-xe6qp]

Zubair Ahmed thank you

[@mohammadahmadnaz9232]

Terrible sound, can't understand what he is talking about?

[@whaleshrimp111]

Very interesting video but horrible music! Maybe it is time to re edit it with actual sounds and music from the people in the video instead of this guys version of Emerson, Lake and Palmer techno space synthesized stuff? Good luck! You have a huge amount of very interesting content.

[@velouric]

The last Buddha is Aryan!

[@bruniekhan]

wow pakistan beautiful country