January 2017
One Belt One Road – Jeden Pas Jedna Droga 一带一路 | Бир кур бир жолy | Bir kamar bir yo’l | Бір белдік және бір жолы ы | Один пояс и один путь | Адзiн пояс, адзiн шлях
"New Silk Road 2017" International Expedition China - Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan - Russia - Belarus - Poland
Expedition starts: may-june 2017
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JACEK PALKIEWCZ'S EXPEDITION New Silk Road 2017 expedition is a journey with cultural, educational and historical fundaments. It shows influence and impact of the ancient Silk Road on growth and evolution of civilizations, Silk Roads remaining and timeless ideology, its possible relevance in today's world and reality. Expedition is on equal part promotion of Poland and all countries lying along its route. "Thanks to the old Silk Road – says the creator and organizer of the New Silk Road 2017 expedition – great civilizations traded technological achievements and knowledge, met and mixed cultural influences. I believe that cultural heritage can be a foundation to building a broad cooperation. In today's global context, the ancient route may become a symbol of a high political, commercial and cultural potential of the entire region."
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GOALS OF THE EXPEDITION Promote building of social ties, understanding, trust and respect between nations, strengthen international relations in terms of protection of cultural heritage,
cultural and academic exchange, support promotion of all countries on the expedition route (China, Poland, Russia,
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan) in fields of culture, history, education, economic and tourist attractiveness, promote and make well known historical Silk Road, stress it as worlds cultural
heritage and show its impact on different cultures and nations, promote Poland, its economy, its achievements abroad, its positive image, its
participation and importance in the Chinese One Belt One Road initiative, its touristic attractiveness support relationships with the Asian countries, strengthen and widen background for the economic and trade capabilities between
nations, promote One Belt One Road initiative in range of expedition ideology and
objectives.
ORGANIZER & EXPEDITION LEADER Jacek Pałkiewicz, reporter, explorer, founder of the art of survival in Europe. Palkiewicz's experience in organizing large international projects is undisputed. In 1975, he crossed the Atlantic alone in a lifeboat. He taught astronauts the art of survival in extreme natural conditions. He trains managers in crossing their personal limits under excessive stress load. In 1994 he led an international ecological mission. In 1996, he led the „Amazon Source 96" expedition, which established the source of the Amazon River. He was the "Ambassador of Masuria" in the Masurian Lake district campaign to become one of the New7Wonders of Nature (2011). In 2013 he reminded of a notable polish national heritage past the Ural Mountains. In 2015 he was awarded with the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for „outstanding achievements in research, for praising Poland around the world." Author of many books. Andrzej Kapłanek presents his achievements in the biography „Palkiewicz, droga odkrywcy”. More about Jacek Palkiewicz on his official website: www.palkiewicz.com.
Exploration of remnants and influences of timeless ideas of the ancient Silk Road in the past, on the present and the future of countries and cultures.
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PROJECT OF THE NEW SILK ROAD 2017 EXPEDITION Project of the New Silk Road 2017 international expedition was born out of Jacek Palkiewicz's passion for travel and his long fascination of the ancient Silk Road joined with the Chinese One Belt One Road initiative which fitted perfectly in the project concept (in range of project goals and ideology), stressing timeless values and ideas of ancient Silk Road. By joining ancient and new Silk Road an amazing project was created going far beyond simple traveling or expedition. This conjunction allowed of creation of the journey that is not only a travel adventure but has also cultural, historical and educational values, creating background for international economic development, supporting positive international relations and mutual promotion and cooperation between nations.
The expedition will promote all countries along its route (Poland, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China) with great stress on culture, history, education, tourist attractiveness, positive international relations and economic development. Expedition will also make well known Chinese initiative One Belt One Road (in range of the expedition ideology, goals and objectives) which opens new international possibilities on many grounds. One of significant goals of the expedition is promotion of Poland, its positive image and its culture. Showing country with great capabilities and ambitions, open for new opportunities, supporting positive international relations and also its involvement in One Belt One Road initiative.
New Silk Road 2017 expedition will cover its route as a convoy of off-road cars as a symbolic reference to old merchant caravans crossing the ancient Silk Road. Based on historical background and One Belt One Road initiative, expedition will start its journey in China ending it in Poland.
ONE BELT ONE ROAD (OBOR) The idea based on the traditions of the ancient Silk Road, connecting China with Europe, was approved by the Chinese President, Chin Xi Jinping, in 2013. The initiative aims to reestablish relations between the Asian and the European continents by building two trade routes – the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road, which will run through the Asian post Russian republics, as well as the countries of Southeast Asia, India, Iran, the Horn of Africa, the Balkans and Russia. Both routes constitute a spider web of not entirely precisely formulated trade routes, with various variables, which will make use of new or upgraded transport infrastructure, high speed railways, modern highways, airports, sea ports, power grids and telecommunication, as well as oil and natural gas pipelines. The initiative is to cover dozens of countries inhabited by three billion people. One Belt One Road (OBOR) is one of the key instruments in China's long term foreign policy, the biggest infrastructure project in history.
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FEW OF EXPEDITION ATTRACTIONS Symbolic cultural and economic exchange. To give attractiveness to the expedition and in reference to the old merchant caravans the expedition will travel its route holding 7 symbolic tablets which will be exchange in each country for cultural symbol significant to each country, symbolizing cultural and economic exchange. Historical and cultural places, monuments and tourist attractions significant to ancient Silk Road and representing important value for each country along expedition route. Many conferences, meetings, events (including interviews and lectures) during the expedition. Exploration of remnants and influences of timeless ideas of the ancient Silk Road in the past, on the present and the future of countries and cultures. Mini series / videos from the expeditions life and progress showen during the expedition every few days. Photography, landscapes and more.
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WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THE EXPEDITION? Publication of 2 books: first about the expedition and Silk Road and the second one about all Jacek Palkiewicz expeditions and adventures as a summary (with possibility of publishing in 4 languages). Photo album showing in a visual way the expedition, its adventures, landscapes, attractions, monuments and many other things (published in 4 languages: Polish, English, Russian, Chinese). Full documentary movie about the expedition adventures. 7 short documentary movies about each of the countries on the expedition route. Exhibitions planned, as a summary of the expedition, showing all gathered materials from its journey (photographs, video materials, information). Exhibitions will contain segments dedicated to each country it has passed through, showing influence of old Silk Road on each country and its present culture, development and attractiveness. The idea of the exhibition is for it to travel back to its starting point, going backwards from Poland to China through all the countries (7 exhibitions) symbolizing a full route of old merchant caravans.
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DETAILS OF THE EXPEDITION Expedition duration: may - june 2017 (approx. 60 days). Route: China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan-Russia-Belarus-Poland (over 10.000 km). Structure of the expedition: a convoy of 3 off-road cars. Number of participants: 9-12 people (photographer, correspondent / journalists, organizers / team, guests - sponsors). Organizacja: the idea, planning, implementation, information, marketing and advertising and publicity measures including cultural events, expert forums, tourist trails – Palkiewicz Foundation. Financing: partnerships and sponsorships (independent resources). Media coverage: media coverage in all the countries along the route of the expedition, articles, tv and press releases, films, photographs, photo exhibitions, interviews, conferences and meetings, book publication, electronic publications and internet (including social networks, news and information portals, official website).
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NEW SILK ROAD 2017 EXPEDITION ROUTE BELARUS POLAND
RUSSIA
KAZAKHSTAN UZBEKISTAN
Approx. 60 days Over 10.000 km
KYRGYZSTAN
CHINA
Extending over a distance of thousands of kilometers, the "New Silk Road 2017" expedition, under the "One Belt One Road" initiative, will run through the Chang'an – Tian shan corridor, an extensive Silk Road networks stretching through China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, which was inscribed in the UNESCO list of World Heritage in 2014. Among the thirty-three unique components included in the routes network are palace complexes of various empires and Khan kingdoms, trading settlements, Buddhist cave temples, ancient paths, fortifications and religious buildings.
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GREAT OPPORTUNITY The Silk Road of our times is the greatest geo-strategical initiative, which provides opportunity of growth for all of the countries on its route. The New Silk Road 2017 expedition will allow not only to support and strengthen Jacek Pałkiewicz, author of the project „New Silk Road 2017" was background for growth of presented to President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping international trade or relations (photo: G. Jakubowski/KPRP) between nations but will also stimulate dialog between cultures, nations and people which share heritage of historic Silk Road.
A rail cargo service between Chengdu and Lodz which was put into operation in 2013, runs along the New Silk Road traversing through Kazakhstan, Russian and Belarus. The transport line from China to Poland stretches for 9,826 km taking only 12-14 days, in comparison to 45 days of the ocean shipping time. Thanks to the new rail route the city of Lodz has an opportunity of becoming a major logistic hub which may in consequence lead to filling the yet empty containers with products from Western Europe countries and Poland, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan on its return route to China. This new rail route also opens great opportunities for all countries through which it runs to widen and tighten economic and business possibilities, increase import and export, amongst each other as well as Western Europe and Asian countries.
Historic Silk Road brought nations closer through trading and had a big impact on shaping the world as we live in today: languages, art, education, technology. The „One Belt One Road” initiative will broaden the market area and open it to trade and investment cooperation. It can also lead to new cooperation opportunities in the fields of information technology, environmental protection, advanced technologies and the energy sector for all the countries on Silk Road route.
PATRONAGE The patronage of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Witold Waszczykowski (including cooperation of Polish diplomatic missions in the visited countries). The expedition has the honorary patronage of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction and the Ministry of Development. and the Polish Parliament (Deputy Marshal Stanisław Tyszka).
Incredible, ancient city of Bukhara, one of the most important places on the Silk Road.
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THE SILK ROAD A JOINT CULTURAL HERITAGE The restored Silk Road refers to the "great economic project", a legendary system of caravan trade routes used around the third century B.C. and the seventeenth century A.D. It connected China with Constantinople and Europe and along a route of 7000 km promoted economic, cultural and political exchange, becoming a prelude to modern global economy. There were two main routes connecting the east and the west. The southern route – which crossed China through Central Asia from North India and the Middle East and the western route – crossing China through the Pamir ranges and the Aral Sea up to Lower Volga and the Black Sea. With time, several different branches of the route developed. Silk wasn't the only commodity traded. Tea, ceramic products, leather, mirrors, spices or even natural colorants or cosmetics were traded with Europe. Caravans were returning to the East with a wide variety of goods: gold and silver, textiles, precious stones, amber, linen, wine or even arable crops. Bazaars, handling points, stable cash settlements systems, caravanserais, inns for merchants and storage rooms were formed along the routes. In order to handle trade caravans translators, money changers, camel herdsmen, guards, tax collectors and even prostitutes were employed. Trade throughout the route, which could take several years to cross, came with a high risk. Many merchants died along the way of disease, robberies, attacks and lawlessness of rulers. The reward, on the other hand for those who dared to pass it was very high profitability.
contributing to further shape the life of mankind in many important aspects. The Silk Road which for 17 centuries culturally united Asian and European populations, brought about the transmission of knowledge, beliefs and innovative technology, as well as cultural and civilizational changes. It played an important role in the development of geographical sciences. Both the Europeans and the Chinese learned about their existence, and at the end of the thirteenth century European merchants and missionaries, Marco Polo being one of the most famous, for the first time published books with their accounts of travels to distant countries. It is worth reminding that before Marco Polo, in 1245-1247, at the request of Pope Innocent IV, the Polish Franciscan Benedict the Pole came with an evangelizing mission to the Mongol capital of Karakorum. The Silk Road declined in the sixteenth century. The cause lay in the development of the silk route by sea, thanks to which the maritime trade became more attractive from the dangerous caravan land routes.
The ancient route, which the merchants took, was a phenomenon in the process of formation of our civilization, a joint attainment of the ancient and medieval societies,
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