A detailed overview of the Chinese silk road as it runs through Xinjiang, including a Chris Devonshire-Ellis report on travelling the Karokoram Highway from Kashgar to Taxkorgan, a piece on how wines have been grown in the Taklimakan Desert for the past 2,000 years, a review of the best of Xinjiang's wines, a look at Uyghur music and a review and downloads of Yo-Yo Ma's recreation of ancient silk road music with his "Silk Road Ensemble" project.