We continue our 8,000 kilometer journey across the old silk routes, traveling west from China, across remote deserts and snow-topped mountains, to explore the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan. Sumnima Udas begns her journey at the China-Kazakhstan border exploring the countryside on a train destined for Uzbekistan. Other topics include Astana's architectural progress, the Green Bazaar in Almaty, and whitewater rafting at Turgen Gorge.

Originally released by CNN, 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 28, 2019.

Future of Kazakhstan (2:31); --Waystations Between East and West (5:40); -- Yurt Structures (3:14); -- Architecture in Astana (1:41); -- Visiting Outside Almaty (2:22); -- Tourism and the Economy (5:26); -- Credits: Kazakhstan (0:19); .