The Great Silk Road - an ancient trading route used by silk merchants from the second century AD until its decline in the 14th century. Three routes of the Great Silk Road (Pamiro-Alai, Fergana, Chui way) had passed through medieval Kyrgyzia.

To read more about the Silk Road, click here.
http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/culture/religion/religion.html
http://www.Kyrgyzia.org/silkroad.html
http://216.55.27.61/xoldsilkr.htm
http://www.kyrgyz-embassy.org.uk/html/tourism/silkroad.htm

The main attractions of the route in the Kyrgyz Republic are old relics such as Tash-Rabat Caravanserai and Burana Tower and amazing alpine scenery including the Kyrgyz Ala-Tau and Tien Shan mountain ranges and the Issyk Kul Lake (the world's second-largest alpine lake). The journey between Bishek and Kashgar (China) via the Torugart Pass is a popular auto route.

Itineraries:
Bishkek - Son-Kul - Tash-Rabat - Torugart Pass
Tash-Rabat - Torugart Pass
Holiday in Central Asia and China
Along Silk Roads
Torugart Pass - Tash-Rabat - Issyk-Kul Lake - Bishkek
Hike at Tash-Rabat on the way to China