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Fragile silk painting telling story of industrial espionage. Neil McGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores the Buddhist kingdom of Khotan, now in Western China, and tells a powerful story about how the secrets of silk manufacture were passed along the Silk Road. Cellist and composer Yo Yo Ma and the writer Colin Thubron consider its impact - in reality and on the imagination. (Duration: 15 mins)
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