August 2, 2014
Old Silk route.......Locally known as 'Kinu-Kitto the section of visible road high up on the cliff side across the river evolved from being a foot path to a pony trek and was later widened (only one jeep width) into a jeep road in 1958-1960. However the construction of KKH's in 70, the old Silk route fell in to disuse.... Kinu kutto has also great view of rakaposhi...... Marco polo and Silk route....A well-known traveler and explorer, Marco Polo headed for China along the Silk Road in the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368). The Travels of Marco Polo, dictated by him, described Chinese politics, economy, and culture in detail, which greatly aroused the desire of westerner to go to China and had a great effect on the European navigation
