Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
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Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural route that encompasses key ancient trade and cultural exchange pathways linking China’s ancient capital Chang’an with Central Asia across the Tianshan region.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Context triple: [Mogao Caves, partOf, Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor]
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Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon
Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon is a genre-blending world music album by the Silk Road Ensemble that explores cross-cultural musical traditions inspired by the historic Silk Road.
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Silk Road routes
Silk Road routes were ancient trade networks connecting East Asia with the Mediterranean and other regions, facilitating the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas across Eurasia.
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Silk Road Project
Silk Road Project is a cultural and musical initiative founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma that promotes cross-cultural collaboration inspired by the historic Silk Road trade routes.
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Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet is a genre-blending world music album that showcases the Silk Road Ensemble’s cross-cultural collaboration and fusion of Eastern and Western musical traditions.
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E.
Hexi Corridor
The Hexi Corridor is a historically vital stretch of the Silk Road in northwestern China, serving as a strategic gateway between central China and Central Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Target entity description: Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural route that encompasses key ancient trade and cultural exchange pathways linking China’s ancient capital Chang’an with Central Asia across the Tianshan region.
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A.
Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon
Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon is a genre-blending world music album by the Silk Road Ensemble that explores cross-cultural musical traditions inspired by the historic Silk Road.
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B.
Silk Road routes
Silk Road routes were ancient trade networks connecting East Asia with the Mediterranean and other regions, facilitating the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas across Eurasia.
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C.
Silk Road Project
Silk Road Project is a cultural and musical initiative founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma that promotes cross-cultural collaboration inspired by the historic Silk Road trade routes.
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D.
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet is a genre-blending world music album that showcases the Silk Road Ensemble’s cross-cultural collaboration and fusion of Eastern and Western musical traditions.
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E.
Hexi Corridor
The Hexi Corridor is a historically vital stretch of the Silk Road in northwestern China, serving as a strategic gateway between central China and Central Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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cultural route ⓘ serial cultural property ⓘ |
| category | Cultural ⓘ |
| connects |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
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Chang'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
China
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Kazakhstan ⓘ Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Tianshan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsRoute | ancient Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Akyrtas
NERFINISHED
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Balasagun NERFINISHED ⓘ Beiting NERFINISHED ⓘ Burana Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Chang'an NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunhuang NERFINISHED ⓘ Karamergen NERFINISHED ⓘ Kayalyk NERFINISHED ⓘ Krasnaya Rechka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kucha NERFINISHED ⓘ Kulan NERFINISHED ⓘ Luoyang NERFINISHED ⓘ Mogao Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ Ornek NERFINISHED ⓘ Sites in Xinjiang ⓘ Subashi NERFINISHED ⓘ Suyab NERFINISHED ⓘ Talgar NERFINISHED ⓘ Talhiz NERFINISHED ⓘ Tash Rabat NERFINISHED ⓘ Yang Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Yumen Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhangye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
sections of the Hexi Corridor
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sections of the Tianshan mountain passes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage (Cultural) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Han dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
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Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Silk Roads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| region |
Central Asia
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East Asia ⓘ |
| significance |
major corridor for cultural exchange between East and West
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major corridor for trade between China and Central Asia ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iii) ⓘ (v) ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Description of subject: Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural route that encompasses key ancient trade and cultural exchange pathways linking China’s ancient capital Chang’an with Central Asia across the Tianshan region.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Silk Roads UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form:
Silk Roads cultural landscape
World Heritage Sites in Spain
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Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
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this entity surface form:
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor
this entity surface form:
Chinese Silk Road
World Heritage Sites in China
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Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
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this entity surface form:
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an–Tianshan Corridor
this entity surface form:
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor
this entity surface form:
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor