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British War Memorial, Nathang, Sikkim Silk Route
September 14, 2016
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British War Memorial
Nathang (Gnathang), Sikkim Silk Route
Also see: Familirazation (FAM) tour of the Birding Trail of East Sikkim
The Silk Road or Silk Route was an ancient network of trade routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East from China to the Mediterranean Sea. [Source: Wikipedia]
The original silk route connected China with Mediterranean and past north of the Himalayas, but there were several other routes, which connected the Indian subcontinent with the main silk route. One such route passed through North Bengal and East Sikkim and entered Tibet via Nathu La or Jelep La.