Cross the Tian Shan Mountains and meet the Kazakhs, commonly referred to as Cossacks; visit the Western Land, home to the legendary Heavenly Horses ridden by Genghis Khan; and enter the no-man's land between the Chinese and Soviet border.

Part of the Silk Road series, which escorts the viewer on the ancient path travelled by Marco Polo, linking the riches of China with the European markets of the Middle Ages.