- 09/07/2025
This five-episode documentary series, "The Pamirs Today", reveals a diversity of cultures in the unique region, but also a commonality of values, dreams and hopes shared by people in its different countries. It recounts their efforts and perseverance in seeking a better life for their families, and above all, the opportunities brought about by the BRI.
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00:00Lying at the boundary between Central Asia, East Asia and South Asia, the Pamir mountain
00:06range is one of the world's highest. As such, it forms the largest geographical barrier
00:12along the route of the ancient Silk Road that has historically connected China with the
00:18Western world.
00:29Throughout its long history, the role of the Pamir region as a strategic trading route
00:35has subjected it to the influence of numerous outside cultures, many of which have left their
00:40mark.
00:45At the crossroads of a continent, this inspiring land on the roof of the world is itself the
00:51meeting point between different worlds.
00:58Central Asia is where mountains pile up, one range on top of another. Themselves surrounded
01:14Central Asia is where mountains pile up, one range on top of another.
01:27Themselves surrounded by the world's mightiest ranges,
01:30the Pamirs have an average elevation of more than 4,500 meters above sea level.
01:36In clockwise order, the ranges surrounding the Pamirs are the Tian Shan, the Kunlun Mountains,
01:48the Karakoram Range, the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush and the Bhadakshan.
01:55At the center, the Pamirs are the reference point for the geographical division of the Asian continent.
02:06Historically, an important junction on the ancient Silk Road.
02:16Today, the Pamirs are home to millions of people of different ethnicities in five countries.
02:22China, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
02:36From a range of diverse cultural backgrounds,
02:44all of the region's inhabitants are adapting to a changing economic landscape.
02:49China, Tajikistan, glossary, kermitza and Pakistan.
02:57India, French.
02:59China, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Pakistan, Pakistan, Pakistan, Pakistan, Pakistan.
03:03Hello!
03:04Hello!
03:09Japan has been a long walk and seen a long walk and said to a long walk and said to a long walk.
03:16Sharapov is a gem dealer from Tajikistan.
03:30To buy raw stones, he often travels to the Pamirs, 600 kilometers from his home.
03:37From Dushanbe, the Tajik capital where he lives, there is only one road to his destination.
03:44The route is frequently blocked by landslides, avalanches or mudslides.
03:49The forbidding geography indeed makes it one of the most difficult roads in the world.
04:06Pamir gems are rich in variety and high in quality.
04:10Highly prized, they were once transported to markets throughout the entire Old World via the ancient Silk Road.
04:18Often hidden in remote and treacherous places, however, they are not easy to come by.
04:24What is that?
04:27Why?
04:28We can't find them.
04:31We have a lot of food in the village.
04:34The idea is that the whole of our land must be carried out by our land and other land,
04:45and we have to make our land, our land and our land.
04:50This is for our national government and our people.
04:58Okay.
05:00But it's not good.
05:02If we don't have to go to Afghanistan, we can go to Afghanistan.
05:07No, we can't do it.
05:09It's good.
05:11It's not good.
05:13The city's house is not fair.
05:15The city's house is more than fair.
05:17Let's go to Taboriz.
05:20Let's go to Taboriz.
05:22Let's go to Taboriz.
05:24Let's go to Kashqa.
05:26Do we take the sand?
05:27Yes.
05:30It's not good.
05:44This Pamir trip was not fruitful, and Sharapov is in a hurry to get back to Dushanbe.
05:50His eldest son will soon leave for his studies in Russia.
06:00On the other hand, it's cold.
06:02It's cold.
06:03It's cold?
06:04Yes.
06:05It's cold.
06:06Let's go to Taboriz.
06:08Let's go to Taboriz.
06:10Let's go to Taboriz.
06:12Let's go to Taboriz.
06:14The Gono-Barakshan Autonomous Region is located on the Pamir Plateau.
06:28The Gono-Barakshan Autonomous Region is located on the Pamir Plateau.
06:40It makes up 45% of Tajikistan's land area.
06:45Koro is its largest town, with an urban population of no more than 30,000 people.
06:51Pamir Plaza is the busiest shopping mall in Koro.
06:57Muzaferova, who is 28 years old, owns a small shop in the mall.
07:02It's a small business run by her and her husband, Seydaliev.
07:20The couple's son, Alinor, is three years old.
07:24They don't spend enough time together.
07:27They don't spend enough time together.
07:29They don't spend enough time together.
07:30They don't spend enough time together.
07:31They don't spend enough time together.
07:37Most of the goods in the store come from China.
07:43The business is important to the couple for supporting them through their study.
07:47Then we live in Koro.
07:48There are no universities in Koro.
07:50We are going to work in Koro.
07:51We have to do it in Koro.
07:52You don't spend a lot of time together.
07:53I will not spend a lot of time there.
07:54We are only in Koro.
07:56They have to perform Koro.
07:57I live in Koro.
07:58It's not the same day.
07:59I will enjoy Koro.
08:00Even a week in Koro.
08:01I will not spend a lot of time doing stuff in Koro.
08:02During the busy period, however, the couple have to leave Kora to study in China.
08:23Before leaving, Saeed Aliyev hands over management of the store to his cousin.
08:32Kora lies inside the Pamirs. Only one road passes through the city, connecting the capital, Dushan Bay, in one direction,
08:59and reaching deeper into the Pamirs the other way, beyond the root forks, towards Kashgar in China and the Osh region of Kyrgyzstan.
09:08When Muzaferova is away studying in China, her mother will take care of Alenor.
09:23Muzzaferova's mother worries that her grandson will come without exiting the river.
09:30Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go.
09:32Yes.
09:34You follow?
09:36Yes.
09:38What's going on there?
09:40What's going on there?
09:42I'm going to sit down.
09:44I'm going to sit down.
09:46I'm going to sit down.
09:48I'm going to sit down.
09:50Muzaferova's mother worries
09:52that her grandson cannot stay
09:54with his parents.
09:56I'm going to sit down.
09:58I've got his daughter.
10:00I've got his daughter.
10:02I'm going to sit down.
10:04I'm going to sit down.
10:06Oh, no.
10:16Life in Korra is quiet and peaceful.
10:18Children don't like playmates.
10:20But Alenor will have to say goodbye to his parents soon.
10:50For children, farewell might be a confusing word.
11:20Six hundred kilometres west of Korah, the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, has a distinctive Soviet-era style.
11:36Its appearance, however, is changing. The National Museum is one of its new landmarks.
11:56Mich Gonne is a guide in the museum, who studied in China for two years.
12:02Dear friends, welcome to the National Museum. I'm your host, Mie.
12:07You can call me, Mie.
12:09To understand Tajikistan's history, let's first look at Tajikistan's map.
12:14Tajikistan is very close to four countries.
12:17From the West, the East, the Uzbekistan.
12:20From the West, Africa.
12:22From the West, China.
12:25The New Year.
12:26The New Year.
12:27The New Year is what religion is?
12:29Muslim.
12:30Muslim.
12:31Muslim.
12:32Muslim.
12:33Muslim.
12:34Muslim.
12:35Muslim.
12:36Muslim.
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12:55Muslim.
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12:58Muslim.
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13:00Michgona was born in the Pamirs and moved to Dushanbe with her parents at the age of six.
13:09After graduating from university, she went to China to study for two years.
13:14In her job, she speaks Pamir, Chinese and Russian.
13:23All the visitors like this lively Pamir girl.
13:30Dushanbe is not a tourist city, but people from all over the world visit it in the summer.
13:49Michgona is tired from days of work.
14:00Do you want to go home?
14:02Yes, I want to go home.
14:04Go home?
14:05Yes.
14:06Do you want to rest?
14:07Yes, thank you.
14:09Do you want to go home?
14:10Yes, I can drink water.
14:11I know in China, I can drink water.
14:14I'm sorry, I'm not comfortable today.
14:17So I gave you a couple of mentors.
14:19He helped me.
14:21I hope you like our country and our history.
14:34Summer nights in Dushanbe are cool.
14:37After a hard day's work, Michgona and her workmates take time to relax.
14:42Come see.
14:43What can we do this last week?
14:45Seriously, we are here.
14:47What can we do now?
14:49Yes, we do, we are here for a very long time.
14:51How can we do it?
14:53We have been so busy today.
14:55We have to go out the next day.
14:59We are here to make you an excursion.
15:01We are here to make you an excursion.
15:03What can we do now?
15:05We have to go out the next day.
15:07We are here.
15:09And to that end, we have to go into order.
15:11We have to go out the next day.
15:13than the country.
15:14But when I was born, I would have died.
15:19I would have died in my life.
15:21I would have died in my life.
15:26I would have died in my life.
15:31I would have died in my life.
15:34From the other side of my life,
15:37I would have died in my life.
15:40For Michikona, her hometown in the mountains now seems like a distant memory.
16:10The time has come to go home.
16:29It was a lovely place to meet other people in the mountains.
16:38We are learning the work.
16:41They are working together by the people in the mountains.
16:49I've been learning more about everything.
16:54When did you look at the tree?
16:57The tree is a tree.
16:59I don't even know the tree.
17:02It's a tree.
17:08It's all the extra.
17:11The tree is a tree.
17:14I don't know what to do.
17:18Sharapov's eldest son is going to study geology in Russia.
17:23Sharapov wants to teach him all he knows.
17:53Sharapov's second son attends lessons for boxing and wrestling, the favourite sport of local boys.
18:18Today he leaves class early for his brother's farewell dinner.
18:23You can take your home, he will steal you from theTP.
18:34Why?
18:48I am not sure.
18:50I am drunk.
18:52I am drunk.
18:55This woman is drunk.
18:58We are drunk.
19:01I am drunk.
19:04I am drunk.
19:06You are drunk.
19:11You are drunk.
19:13You are drunk.
19:17From Tajikistan, a million people work or study abroad every year, and every family
19:32has to face separation and reunion.
19:42This is the call of the Silk Road and the desire of young people to see the outside world.
19:49All the rivers and mountains they cross will become their badges of experience.
20:06At weekends, the best textile market in Tajikistan can be found at the large bazaar in the south
20:12of Dushanbe.
20:13Mijkona is looking for cloth for a new dress in the traditional Pamir style for her return
20:27home.
20:28Here is the food.
20:29It is not too cheap.
20:31It is not too cheap.
20:32It is too cheap.
20:34Is it cheap?
20:35Yes.
20:36What is it?
20:37This is a good food.
20:38The food is expensive.
20:39But it is expensive.
20:40You have it?
20:41Yes.
20:42The food is expensive.
20:43The food is expensive.
20:44Yes.
20:45The food is expensive.
20:46You have it?
20:47Yes.
20:48The food is expensive.
20:49Now, I'm going to eat the food.
20:51We are going to be able to do it.
21:04Michkona has been granted annual leave from her job,
21:08which she is using to visit her hometown.
21:21After entering the plateau, the road runs along the Pange River,
21:25across the river immediately.
21:45After entering the plateau, the road runs along the Pandji River,
21:48The road runs along the Panj River. Across the water lies Afghanistan.
21:57Although the Pamir region is lacking in transport infrastructure, its population is well-educated.
22:04Most young people have access to higher education.
22:18Along the road is a series of valleys and towns.
22:24It is easy to meet relatives or acquaintances in the Pamirs.
22:48We are all travelers. In one way or another. In search of a truth. A light. That will lead us in our way.
23:18A quest. Adventures that will fill our spirit and soul. An exploration beyond what can ever be imagined.
23:48An exploration beyond what can ever be imagined.
23:51We are all travelers. Do what can ever be imagined?
23:55We are all travelers. Do what's getting out of the event?
23:58Welcome back to the Caldas.
24:00Going east from Koro means crossing the entire Pamir's.
24:19By road, the going is tough.
24:21Deeper into the mountains, there are towns
24:51and villages along the way, but usually no shuttle bus.
24:55Saidalia and Muzaffarova have to leave within days.
25:08Before leaving, Muzaffarova still has some paperwork to do.
25:12She cannot take her son, Alenor, to China with her this time.
25:16But she can apply for a passport for him.
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28:23Hi, my god.
28:25We can't live.
28:27Bye-bye.
28:31.
28:39Hello, my god.
28:42Hello, my god.
28:44Hi, I'm your lady.
28:46My god, hello.
28:49Hello, my god.
28:51Each corner finally reunites with her relatives her grandmother aunt and uncle brother and sister-in-law and nieces and nephews
29:21Although they haven't seen her for years kinship between the family members has not been
29:51changed. Everyone is very interested in Michikana's work.
30:21Humans have lived in the valleys of the Pamir mountains since prehistory. There is an ancient site not far from Michikana's home in the Vange range.
30:42It's good for Michikana's career to learn more about the history of the Pamirs.
31:11In addition to the natural history of the mountains and rivers, there are human artefacts to study too.
31:23This building was used as a star observatory for ancient Zoroastrian sacrifices. Hidden in the mountains, it has survived.
31:41the passage of centuries.
31:43This building was used as a star observatory for ancient Zoroastrian sacrifices. Hidden in the mountains, it has survived.
31:53it has survived. It has survived. The passage of centuries...
31:57It has consumed with the ancient Jews. It has escaped from the mountain home.
32:03It has affected the same stood by the sacred Empire.
32:07In fact, there is no doubt about it, but it is not the only thing that we do it with the Czech Republic.
32:13Before Islam, a large part of the Central Asia, including modern Tajikistan, was completely influenced by the Zoroastrian faith.
32:43Kbynd Skow weiter brings the rest of the Central Asia.
32:50This is a great one.
32:51The one who will be at the Central Asia, the one who is now the aim to next be the United Arab Emirates, UK.
32:56Prophes are found in the Western Asia.
33:00Being friends, is the most important part.
33:03You are there for one another.
33:06We go to the New África in the first two years.
33:11So, he's talking about the evils.
33:17He's talking about the evils.
33:23He's talking about the evils that he's at the house.
33:31Yeah
34:01I love it
34:03Thank you
34:05I love it
34:07Thank you
34:09Thank you
34:39I don't know where the water is, but I don't know where the water is, but I don't know where the water is.
34:56Half an hour east of Korra, there is a rough stretch of road.
35:09I don't know where the water is, but I don't know where the water is.
35:24Did you see that?
35:27I don't know where the water is.
35:33I don't know where the water is.
35:34I don't know where the water is.
35:37I don't know where the water is, but I don't know where the water is.
35:46River valleys are for the most part the best routes through mountains, so roads follow them.
35:52Some mountain valleys are broad enough to allow farming, which in turn can support villages.
36:04One, two, three, two, three.
36:07Oh, hello.
36:12At noon, Muzaffarova and Saidaliev stop in a small village halfway through.
36:18Good.
36:27It's a good little boy.
36:34nope, no one wants to go.
36:37Come on, come on, go.
36:40Don't run away, right?
36:44Oh, I'm sorry.
36:45What did you say about this?
36:47No, I just saw you, I just saw you.
36:49I saw you say that I saw you.
36:51I saw you.
36:53And I saw you, but I saw you,
36:55and you saw me.
36:57And I saw you.
36:59He said you were all good.
37:01I saw you.
37:03I saw you in August.
37:05I saw you.
37:09I saw you.
37:11The sound is loud.
37:28Hello Linda.
37:30Hi.
37:31How are you?
37:32How are you?
37:33Thanks.
37:34Hi.
38:01This is Tajikistan.
38:04This looks pretty good. The color is also bright.
38:09So I think if you can provide the quality and quality material,
38:15and add our design,
38:17you will be confident that you can enjoy your friends.
38:29Sharapov's factory employs over two dozen workers.
38:34After attending a trade fair in Shanghai in 2018,
38:38Sharapov was impressed by the love of locals there for pretty stones.
38:47When I was here, I had a thought about how to make the money,
38:52and how to make the money,
38:54and how to make the money.
38:58As the road climbs through the mountains,
39:01the scenery of the Pamirs becomes more magnificent.
39:04As the road climbs through the mountains,
39:13the scenery of the Pamirs becomes more magnificent.
39:17It has taken Muzaffarova and Saidaliev 10 hours to travel 360 kilometers.
39:34At nightfall, they arrive at their destination for the day,
39:39Murgolp.
39:40The drive to China from here will take around two hours.
39:44Murgolp.
39:45Murgolp.
39:46Murgolp.
39:47Murgolp.
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39:58Murgolp.
39:59Murgolp.
40:00I don't have choice, I don't want to do it.
40:30What are you doing?
40:32I'm here.
40:33What are you doing?
40:34What are you doing?
40:35I'm here.
40:36I'm here.
40:37I'm here.
40:38I'm here.
40:39I'm here.
40:40I'm here.
40:41I'm here.
40:42I'm here.
40:43I'm here.
40:44I'm here.
40:45I'm here.
40:46The discovery that there is kinship between the family of the driver and Muzaferova delights
40:52everyone.
40:53I'm here.
40:54I'm here.
40:55I've got some pizza.
40:56I'm here.
40:57I'm here.
40:58I'm here.
40:59I'm here.
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41:06I'm here.
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41:14I'm here.
41:15I'm here.
41:17In Miigcona's home town in the Vang range, the welcoming party extends from the garden to
41:22from the garden to the living room.
41:52Even in this remote area of the Pamirs, people discuss the world order with enthusiasm.
42:22Murgob, with a population of about 5,000, is the highest town
42:52in Tajikistan.
42:54A hundred kilometers east from here, you can reach the Chinese border port of Karasu.
42:59At the market, Muzaffarova's newly found relative takes her and Saidaliev to hire a ride to the
43:12Chinese border.
43:13So, so?
43:25What's this?
43:27This is the mall.
43:31What's this?
43:33What's this?
43:35What's this?
43:37What's this?
43:39No.
43:45What's this?
43:47Hattie?
43:49What's this?
43:51It was the first job, but his husband already came.
43:54What's that for?
43:56No.
44:01I'm not sure what to do.
44:03It's interesting to see our children tomorrow.
44:07She's never to do anything.
44:10You can't meet her family.
44:13She's not a nurse.
44:14So my husband's wife is the doctor.
44:17My husband's life is the doctor.
44:18His wife is the doctor.
44:20It's the doctor.
44:21Let's keep going.
44:51Let's keep going.
45:21Let's keep going.
45:51Let's keep going.
46:21Let's keep going.
46:31Sharapov may need to take a few more trips into the Pamirs to find what he is really looking
46:36for.
46:37Let's keep going.
46:38Let's keep going.
46:39Let's keep going.
46:40Let's keep going.
46:41Let's keep going.
46:42Let's keep going.
46:43Let's keep going.
46:44Let's keep going.
46:45Let's keep going.
46:46Let's keep going.
46:47Let's keep going.
46:48Let's keep going.
46:49Let's keep going.
46:50Let's keep going.
46:51Let's keep going.
47:05I'll tell you, I'll speak English.
47:20I'll tell you what you're doing.
47:22I'll tell you what you're doing.
47:24I'll tell you what you're doing.
47:26I'll tell you what you're doing.
47:28What do you do with your library?
47:30I'm the international company.
47:33What kind of name is your brother?
47:36Why don't you?
47:40Isn't it?
47:45What is your name?
47:47Ask Me.
47:49Why don't you.
47:52Keep asking Me.
47:56What?
47:58This is the meaning of light.
48:01Do you?
48:03Let me show you the light.
48:10I am in the history of Tajikistan.
48:13When I came to this place, I came to my own thoughts.
48:19And the guests who come to this country,
48:22I am not sure how to go to this country.
48:27They see this country.
48:37We are not allowed to go to the airport.
48:42We are not allowed to go to the airport.
48:46We are not allowed to go to the airport.
48:49I don't have a way to do it, I don't have a way to do it, I don't have a way to do it.
49:12Whether for business, work or study, people travel through the Permirs in search of their dreams.
49:18The road may be hard and steep, but with firm and strong aspirations, they will stay the course.
49:48The King High Tibet Plateau has long curated nature's creation.
49:55The King High Tibet Plateau has long curated nature's creation.
50:03Running across the vast plateau, Hoshil Mountain and the Tangula Mountains have formed 50 million years ago, when the Indian and Eurasian plates collided.
50:18The cradles of the Chinese civilization, the Yangtze, Yellow and Langkang rivers, all originate here.
50:25They witness the birth of the Chinese nation, nurturing diverse lives.
50:32With a brilliant civilization.
50:48They witnessed the birth of the Chinese nation, nurturing diverse lives, with a brilliant civilization.
51:06Many legends of Tibet history have been handed down through generations.
51:12The herdsmen live in black tents made of yak felt on the roof of the world.
51:25Dotted with glaciers and lakes of all sizes, the frozen ground shoulders the world's unique alpine ecosystem.
51:42It has earned the title Water Tower of China.
51:48The abundant glacier resources have a fresh water reserve of 200 billion cubic metres.
51:55It is rich in ground water resources.
52:0125% of the total water volume of the Yangtze River.
52:0649% of the Yellow River.
52:10And 15% of the Lancang River.
52:14Come from this area.
52:15Sanxiang One has an average elevation of 4,000 metres.
52:28The glaciers, rivers, lakes and swamps form a huge network to accompany the majestic snow mountains.
52:36Li Bai, a renowned ancient Chinese poet, said the Yellow River is downflowed from the sky.
52:52In the northern Bayan Har Mountains, actually, the Kar Chu River Valley and Yogi Lang Lab Basin are home to the headwater of the Yellow River.
53:01The Bayan Har Mountains are the watershed between the Yellow River and the upper Yangtze.
53:18Its highest peak, Nianpo Yitzi, has an elevation of 5,369 metres.
53:25With the temperature reaching minus 35 degrees Celsius, snow falls for most of the year.
53:42Even in the high summer, the highest temperature is only about 10 degrees.
53:46The cold climate has created the permafrost layer underneath the mountains.
53:56The standing waters are favourite places for wetland plants.
54:03These swamp meadows are formed naturally.
54:06The well-drained valleys and meadows on gentle slopes are suitable for the herbs.
54:21The local herbage is high in nutrients, making it an important pasture in southern King Hai.
54:28Hence, it is called the home of yaks.
54:45When spring comes, the snow in the highland melts.
54:48The meltwater joins into rivulets, nourishing the dry soil and bringing water to the Yangtze and the Yellow River.
55:01Then there's another one in the near that bay of the river.
55:03The old that has lifted and to the upper airs in the middle of the river.
55:04The end of the river is a quarter of the river Jaystay Foundation,
55:05which will transport the wind and the temat.
55:06The river will use the wind and the seas.
55:07The river is a quarter of the river is a little more beautiful.
55:08The river is a few years after all the��을 were doing.
55:10The river is the same.
55:11The river has got the water to the water to the sea of the river.
55:12The river is at the East, Squeak and the river is a quarter of the river.
55:21The river has got its way to the river but the river is to the river.
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