Paul Salopek: belief

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…It depends how fast you get there. Yes. I have about a week to 10 days to cross over the Qinling Mountains. I’m on the southern foothills, having just crossed over from Sichuan into Shaanxi. Me and my walking partners, Li Huipu and Geng Kun, have a big climb ahead of us, I think up above 3,000 meters. Then we’ll come down into the basin where Xi’an is. This is legendary. For me, it still shines with the golden atmosphere of fables and literature. What’ll be really nice, in my case, is that I’ve been walking towards Xi’an for two to three years, coming across Central Asia, following the Silk Road corridors. I can finally say that I’ve arrived at one of the poles of the Silk Road that I’ve been steering towards for many years. Last question: What kind of final product or output or book or videos or movies — what will result from the trip other than the trip itself and its direct ramifications? If I say, “Oh, I want to buy Paul’s book or see Paul’s movie,” what is it we can look forward to?…

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