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"New Silk Road 2017" International Expedition - Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan - Russia - Belarus - China Poland
March 2017
www.silkroad-2017.com
August - September 2017
ORGANIZER & EXPEDITION LEADER
GOALS OF THE EXPEDITION JACEK PALKIEWCZ'S EXPEDITION
�Explore remnants and influences of the ideas of the ancient Silk Road in past, on the present and the future of countries and cultures,
�support promotion of all countries on the expedition route in fields of culture, history, and tourist attractiveness,
�promote building of social ties, understanding, trust and respect between nations,
�promote and make well known historical Silk Road, stress it as worlds cultural heritage and show its impact on different cultures and nations,
�cooperation between countries in building and strengthening the "Silk Road" brand, in creation of joined tourist project or venture,
�strengthen international relations in terms of protection of cultural heritage, cultural and academic exchange,
�support positive relations with Asian countries,
�promote Poland, its positive image, its touristic and cultural attractiveness,
�connection to 100th anniversary of Poland's independence.
New Silk Road 2017 expedition
says the creator and organizer of the New Silk Road 2017 expedition
is a journey with cultural, educational and historical fundaments. It shows influence and impact of the ancient Silk Road on growth and evolution of civilizations, Silk Roads remaining and timeless ideology, its possible relevance in today's world and reality. Expedition is on equal part promotion of Poland and all countries lying along its route.
"Thanks to the old Silk Road – – great civilizations traded
technological achievements and knowledge, met and mixed cultural influences. I believe that cultural heritage can be a foundation to building a broad cooperation. In today's global context, the ancient route may become a symbol of a high political, commercial and cultural potential of the entire region."
Jacek Pałkiewicz,
www.palkiewicz.com
reporter, explorer, founder of the art of survival in Europe. Palkiewicz's experience in organizing large international projects is undisputed. In 1975, he crossed the Atlantic alone in a lifeboat. He taught astronauts the art of survival in extreme natural conditions. He trains managers in crossing their personal limits under excessive stress load. In 1994 he led an international ecological mission. In 1996, he led the „Amazon Source 96" expedition, which established the source of the Amazon River. He was the "Ambassador of Masuria" in the Masurian Lake district campaign to become one of the New7Wonders of Nature (2011). In 2013 he reminded of a notable polish national heritage past the Ural Mountains. In 2015 he was awarded with the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for „outstanding achievements in research, for praising Poland around the world." Author of many books. Andrzej Kapłanek presents his achievements in the biography „Palkiewicz, droga odkrywcy”. More about Jacek Palkiewicz on his official website: .
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Exploration of remnants and influences of timeless ideas of the ancient Silk Road in the past,on the present and the future of countries and cultures.
PROJECT OF THE NEW SILK ROAD 2017 EXPEDITION
Project of the New Silk Road 2017 international expedition was born out of Jacek Palkiewicz's passion for travel and his long fascination of the ancient Silk Road joined with the New Silk Road and Chinese initiative which fitted perfectly in the project concept (in range of project goals and ideology), stressing timeless values and ideas of ancient Silk Road.
By joining ancient and new Silk Road an amazing project was created going far beyond simple traveling or expedition. This conjunction allowed of creation of the journey that is not only a travel adventure but has also cultural, historical and educational values, creating background for international economic development, supporting positive international relations and mutual promotion and cooperation between nations.
New Silk Road 2017 expedition will cover its route as a convoy of off-road cars as a symbolic reference to old merchant caravans crossing the ancient Silk Road. Based on historical background and the New Silk Road combined with Chinese initiative, expedition will start its journey in China ending it in Poland.
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PATRONS AND SUPPORT
Patronage of UNESCO.
The patronage of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Witold Waszczykowski (includ-ing cooperation of Polish diplomatic missions in the visited countries). The expedition has the honorary patronage of Polish government: the Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction, Ministry of Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Development and the Polish Parliament (in person of Deputy Marshal Stanisław Tyszka).
International patrons and support: Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Institute of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. Cooperation and support: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
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WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THE EXPEDITION?
Symbolic cultural and economic exchange. expedition and in reference to the old merchant caravans the expedition will travel its route holding 7 symbolic tablets which will be exchange in each country for cultural symbol significant to each country, symbolizing cultural and economic exchange.
Historical and cultural places, monuments and tourist attractions significant to ancient Silk Road and representing important value for each country along expedition route.
Many conferences, meetings, events (including interviews and lectures) during the expedition.
Exploration of remnants and influences of timeless ideas of the ancient Silk Road in the past, on the present and the future of countries and cultures.
Mini series (video blog) from the expeditions life and progress showen during the expedition every few days.
Photography, landscapes and more.
To give attractiveness to the
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Publication of 2 books: first about the expedition and Silk Road and the second one about all Jacek Palkiewicz expeditions and adventures as a summary (with possibility of publishing in 4 languages).
Photo album (photo story) showing in a visual way the expedition, its adventures, landscapes, attractions, monuments and many other things (published in 4 languages: Polish, English, Russian, Chinese).
Full documentary movie about the expedition adventures.
7 short documentary movies about each of the countries on the expedition route.
Exhibitions planned, as a summary of the expedition, showing all gathered materials from its journey (photographs, video materials, information). Exhibitions will contain segments dedicated to each country it has passed through, showing influence of old Silk Road on each country and its present culture, development and attractiveness. The idea of the exhibition is for it to travel back to its starting point, going backwards from Poland to China through all the countries (7 exhibitions) symbolizing a full route of old merchant caravans.
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FEW OF EXPEDITION ATTRACTIONS
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DETAILS OF THE EXPEDITION
� august - september 2017 (approx. 50 days).
� China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan-Russia-Belarus-Poland (over 10.000 km).
� a convoy of off-road cars.
� 9-12 people (photographer, correspondent / journalists, organizers / team, guests - sponsors).
� the idea, planning, implementation, information, marketing and advertising and publicity measures including cultural events, expert forums, tourist trails – Palkiewicz Foundation.
� partnerships and sponsorships (independent resources).
� media coverage in all the countries along the route of the expedition, articles, tv and press releases, films, photographs, photo exhibitions, interviews, conferences and meetings, book publication, electronic publications and internet (including social networks, news and information portals, official website).
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NEW SILK ROAD 2017 EXPEDITION ROUTE UNESCO
Extending over a distance of thousands of kilometers, the "New Silk Road 2017" expedition will run through the Chang'an – Tian shan corridor, an extensive Silk Road networks stretching through China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, which was inscribed in the UNESCO list of World Heritage in 2014. Among the thirty-three unique components included in the routes network are palace complexes of various empires and Khan kingdoms, trading settlements, Buddhist cave temples, ancient paths, fortifications and religious buildings.
POLAND
BELARUS RUSSIA
KAZAKHSTAN
UZBEKISTAN KYRGYZSTAN CHINA
Approx. 50 daysOver 10.000 km
7 countriesOver 10000 kmApprox. 50 days
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GREAT OPPORTUNITY
The Silk Road of our times is the greatest geo-strategical initiative, which provides op-portunity of growth for all of the countries on its route.
The New Silk Road 2017 expedition will allow not only to support and strengthen background for growth of international trade or relations between nations but will also try to stimulate dialog between cultures, nations and people which share heritage of historic Silk Road.
Historic Silk Road brought nations closer through trading and had a big impact on shaping the world as we live in today: languages, art, education, technology.
The „Belt And Road” initiative and Silk Road itself can and will broaden the market area and open it to tourism, cultural, trade and investment cooperation. It can also lead to new cooperation opportunities in the fields of information technology, environmental protection, advanced technologies and the energy sector for all the countries on Silk Road route.
Opportunities related to the ancient Silk Road and its new variations are limitless and can benefit everyone as it was in ancient times and throughout the history. All that is needed is cooperation between nations.
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Jacek Pałkiewicz, author of the project „New Silk Road 2017" was presented to President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping (photo: G. Jakubowski/KPRP)
BELT AND ROAD - EXTRA BACKGROUND BASE FOR THE EXPEDITION PROJECT
The idea based on the traditions of the ancient Silk Road, connecting China with Europe, was approved by the Chinese President, Chin Xi Jinping, in 2013. The initiative aims to reestablish relations between the Asian and the European continents by building two trade routes – the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road, which will run through the Asian post Russian republics, as well as the countries of Southeast Asia, India, Iran, the Horn of Africa, the Balkans and Russia. Both routes constitute a spider web of not entirely precisely formulated trade routes, with various variables, which will make use of new or upgraded transport infrastructure, high speed railways, modern highways, airports, sea ports, power grids and telecommunication, as well as oil and natural gas pipelines. The initiative is to cover dozens of countries inhabited by three billion people. Belt And Road is one of the key instruments in China's long term foreign policy, the biggest infrastructure project in history.
THE SILK ROAD A JOINT CULTURAL HERITAGE
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The restored Silk Road refers to the "great economic project", a legendary system of caravan trade routes used around the third century B.C. and the seventeenth century A.D. It connected China with Constantinople and Europe and along a route of 7000 km promoted economic, cultural and political exchange, becoming a prelude to modern global economy. There were two main routes connecting the east and the west. The southern route – which crossed China through Central Asia from North India and the Middle East and the western route – crossing China through the Pamir ranges and the Aral Sea up to Lower Volga and the Black Sea. With time, several different branches of the route developed. Silk wasn't the only commodity traded. Tea, ceramic products, leather, mirrors, spices or even natural colorants or cosmetics were traded with Europe. Caravans were returning to the East with a wide variety of goods: gold and silver, textiles, precious stones, amber, linen, wine or even arable crops.
Bazaars, handling points, stable cash settlements systems, caravanserais, inns for merchants and storage rooms were formed along the routes. In order to handle trade caravans translators, money changers, camel herdsmen, guards, tax collectors and even prostitutes were employed. Trade throughout the route, which could take several years to cross, came with a high risk. Many merchants died along the way of disease, robberies, attacks and lawlessness of rulers. The reward, on the other hand for those who dared to pass it was very high profitability.
The ancient route, which the merchants took, was a phenomenon in the process of formation of our civilization, a joint attainment of the ancient and medieval societies,
contributing to further shape the life of mankind in many important aspects. The Silk Road which for 17 centuries culturally united Asian and European populations, brought about the transmission of knowledge, beliefs and innovative technology, as well as cultural and civilizational changes. It played an important role in the development of geographical sciences. Both the Europeans and the Chinese learned about their existence, and at the end of the thirteenth century European merchants and missionaries, Marco Polo being one of the most famous, for the first time published books with their accounts of travels to distant countries. It is worth reminding that before Marco Polo, in 1245-1247, at the request of Pope Innocent IV, the Polish Franciscan Benedict the Pole came with an evangelizing mission to the Mongol capital of Karakorum.
The Silk Road declined in the sixteenth century. The cause lay in the development of the silk route by sea, thanks to which the maritime trade became more attractive from the dangerous caravan land routes.
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