Echoes of the Silk Road

In 756 CE, amid the bustling markets of Chang'an, merchant Li Wei strives to secure a precious caravan route while his sister, the court poet Xiu, navigates the perilous intrigues of Emperor Suzong’s court. As famine looms and rebellion simmers on the empire’s borders, the siblings must choose between loyalty to family, ambition, and the fragile peace of a kingdom on the brink.

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