联系三大洲的纽带 A link of the three continents 1
从螺祖养蚕谈起 To begin with Lei Zu s silkworm breading 4
张骞的 凿空 之举 Zhang Qian s feats of opening up the Silk Road 6
使者相望于道的时代The times when emissaries travelled back and forth along the Road 8
盛况空前的国际贸易The exceptionally flourishing international trade 10
传播友谊的使者 The emissaries who propagated friendship 12
丝绸路上的各族人民 People of all nationalities along the Road 15
广袤的西北大地 The vast stretching land of Northwest China 17
富饶美丽的八百里秦川和宁夏平原 The beautiful and richly endowed 800-li Qinchuang and Ningxia plains 20
生机勃勃的绿洲Aively oasis 22
辽阔多样的草原 The vast and various grasslands 24
冰川、沙漠和戈壁 Glacier,desert and gobi 26
干旱的气候和丰富的光热资源Dry climate and rich resources of light and heat 29
内陆流域的河湖特色 The characteristics of the inland rivers and lakes 31
黄河上游丰富的水利资源 Abundant water resources in the upper reaches of the Yellow River 34
丰富多样的矿产资源Rich and various mineral resources 37
西北高原多盐湖 Plenty of salt lakes on the northwest plateaus 39
珍稀的野生动物 Rare wild animals 41
特有的野生植物 Special wild plants 44
瓜甜果香誉天下 Various melons and fruits of world renown 45
发展中的自然保护区The developing natural reserves 47
罗布泊之谜 Mysteries of Luobubo 49
沉宏神奇的古城遗址 The splendid and mysterious ruins of ancient cities 52
西北森林话今昔The present and the past of forests in the Northwest 57
沙漠的历史变迁 The historical changes of the deserts 59
古地名趣话Interesting stories about the old names of places 62
丝路明珠—莫高窟 Mogao Caves— a brilliant pearl on the Silk Road 64
丝绸路上遍石窟 Caves scattered everywhere along the Road 66
金碧辉煌的塔尔寺、拉卜楞寺和艾提尕尔清真寺 The magnificent Taer Temple,Labuleng Temple and Aitigaer 68
绵延宏伟的古长城 The long and splendid ancient Great Wall 70
古道雄关揽胜 Wonderful scenes of the impregnable passes along the Road 74
地下博物馆—大地湾新石器遗址 An underground museum—ruins of neolithic age at Dadiwan 76
千年古墓穴探奇 Exploring into the marvels of the thousand-year-old tombs 78
丝路巍巍宝塔多 Numerous lofty towers dotted along the Road 80
古都西安胜迹 Xi an,an ancient city,famous for its historic sites 82
文物璀璨，饮誉五洲 Marvalous cultural relics which win fame over the world 85
绚丽多彩的工艺美术品 Gorgeous and colourful handicraft products 86
平地崛起 突飞猛进 Rise from poor conditions,and develop with great speed 88
高速发展的能源工业 Energy industry is going ahead by leaps and bounds 90
蓬勃发展的化学工业 The flourishing ahemical indusrty 92
轻纺战线的新成就 New achievements in light and textile industries 94
正在起步的乡镇企业 The Rising county—township enterprises 96
“三西”建设开新篇 A new page in the construction of Three xi s 98
举世瞩目的显学—郭煌吐鲁番学 Science of Dunhuang and Tulufan affracts the world 100
华山天下雄，崆峒陇中秀 Huashan,a mountain famous for its magnificence; and Kongdong ,a hill well—kn 102
从兴隆山到吐鲁沟 From xinglong Mountain to Tulu valley 104
大漠奇景 Wonderful scenes in the vast desert 106
变幻莫测的艾丁湖 The Changeable Aiding Lake 108
仙境瑶池，高原银镜 The pool in Tianshan Mountain; like a shining mirror in Qinghai Plateau 109
戈壁惊开新世界 The Gobi is making surprising changes 111
绿色的希望 Hopes for a green desert 113
马壮羊肥唱丰收 With horses brawny and sheep fat,the farmers celebrate a bumper harvest 115
今日丝绸路上的交通运输 Today s traffic and transportation along the Road 117
旅游之路，友谊之路 A road for tourism; a road for friendspip 118
后记 Postscript 121