China: A group of bandits holding up a caravan of travellers on the Silk Road. Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, 8th century

Banditry was just one of the many hazards facing travellers on the Silk Road. Offerings were made at the Mogao Caves, among other sacred locations along the way, to ask for safe passage, or to give thanks for safe return.

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Silk Road