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Rather than suffering the extreme environment in which they live
吐鲁番的野生生物和人不是在单方面
The wild life and people of Turban
承受着自然的严苛和暴虐
have found innovative ways to cope with conditions beyond the Wall
而是以新方式面对北地恶劣的自然环境
But not all desert communities world as resourceful as Turpan
但并非所有聚居地都像吐鲁番一样富饶
Between here and China's western borders
这里和中国西部边境之间
lie the ruins of many great cities
有许多宏伟城市的遗迹
In their day they were vibrant thriving palces
他们曾经拥有自己的辉煌时代
But in the fifth century
但到了第五世纪
the Silk Road fortunes took a turn for the worse
丝绸之路逐渐萧条没落
Once again, a princess was involved
又是一个有关公主的故事
She smuggled silkworm eggs out of china
她将蚕偷偷地带出中国
The secret of silk was a secret no more
丝绸不再是一个秘密
And China's stranglehold on this lucrative trade was over
中国对此暴利贸易的垄断被强制终止
Even when Marco Polo passed along the Silk Road in the 13th century
马可波罗13世纪踏上丝绸之路之时
many of these cities had been dead
许多城市就已然消失了
for over 500 years
500多年
But the Silk Road's most famous city managed to survive
丝绸之路上最负盛名的城市却挣扎着生存了下来
Where the desert ends beneath vast mountain ranges
在沙漠尽头的山峦脚下
China's westernmost point is only a stone's throw from the borders of five central Asian countries
中国与中亚五国毗邻之地
This is Kashgar where east meets west
这里就是中西交汇的喀什
