Built on Sand and Sea: Dunhuang and Venice 02 Horizon

While everyone knows that Venice almost literally rose from the sea, fewer perhaps are aware that Dunhuang grew out of a different kind of sea - a sea of sand! But while it was camel caravans that ferried Dunhuang’s wealth and drove its rise to prosperity in the Tang Dynasty, in Venice’s case it was sail-power that saw it rise as a power in the medieval Mediterranean. Editor: Luo Wen Operation: Qiu Ruiqi Producer: Li Xin Chief Editor: Zhang Wan Supervisor: Wang Feizhou