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Come travel with us as we make five stops along the ancient travel route known as The Silk Road.
Today our "information highway" is the internet... but before computers and telephones, televisions
and cars, how did people exchange ideas? How was culture and technology shared and learned?
How were commercial goods distributed?
The route all began with the discovery of silk... |
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The Silk StoryApparently there was a queen in China, sipping a cup of tea. Accidently, a silkworm cocoon fell into the boiling hot liquid! This was the beginning of silk, for as she plucked it out, shiny silken threads began to unravel. And so begins the unraveling of many tales that will be told during our journeys along the Silk Road of Fun.After the Silk, came Acrobats...Silk was one of the most sought after fabrics. Originally only worn by the Chinese Emporers, it soon became coveted far and wide. The Roman elite loved their silk and would pay very high prices to adorn themselves.
This was only the beginning. People shared recipes, traded jewels, medicines, spices and stories. Porcelain was bought and sold, carpets traveled far and wide. The Chinese even exchanged their paper and silk for Syrian jugglers and acrobats!Incredible Mix of Fun ActivitiesPlease enjoy browsing this years new list of activities, weekly calendar, and inspiring camp crew. We have dancers, jugglers, painters, musicians, actors, acrobats, unicyclists, and of course, storytellers!
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