This is Chris Bricker, and I’m thrilled to introduce you to Bill Porter – or Red Pine – one of the world’s finest translators of Chinese Poetry and religious texts. For those of you who already know him, and those of you who will get to know him, he prefers to just being your neighbor Bill Porter. Each week, Bill will bring you a series of enticing installments that we’re calling A Journey Along the Silk Road. So sit back and enjoy the journey, every Tuesday at approximately 5:20 and Friday at approximately 12:15. And lose yourself in the mystery of the Silk Road!
(Airdate: March 19, 2024) We’re visiting China’s famous Underground Army, east of the city of Xi’an, capitol of the Shaanxi Province. There is a way around the rip-off prices charged foreigners to get in…fake I.D.
(Airdate: March 12, 2024) Xi’an is the name of the city formerly called Chang’an in ancient times – the eastern terminus of the Silk Road….
(Airdate: March 5, 2024) Our China Northwest Airlines flight has just landed in Xi’an. In order to land and conserve fuel, the pilot has turned off the air conditioning….
(Airdate: February 27, 2024) After a four hour bus ride, we finally arrived in Canton and picked up our plane tickets at the China Youth Travel Service…..
(Airdate: February 20, 2024) We’ve just crossed the Chinese border after leaving Hong Kong in a mini-van bound for Canton….
(Airdate: February 20, 2024) We’ve just crossed the Chinese border after leaving Hong Kong in a mini-van bound forCanton….
(Airdate: February 13, 2024) Actually the Silk Road doesn’t begin until we cover another thousand miles….
(Airdate: February 6, 2024) Well, our pack is packed, and it’s time to begin our big adventure….
(Airdate: January 30, 2024) Actually we’re not quite on the road yet. First of all, we need to pack….
(Airdate: January 23, 2024) The Silk Road was a curious road. It was a most curious road indeed. First of all, it wasn’t at all what what we’d normally think of as a road…
