The tour will visit the sites and remains associated with the history of Nestorian Christianity and Manichaeism in China. These two Western religions are recorded in the Tang and Mongol Periods, and although there are no Nestorians in China today, there is evidence for the survival of Manichaeism. We will begin the tour in Fujian in South China, travel north to the ancient capital of Xian, and then east to the edges of the Taklamakan Desert. There we will see the famous Dunhuang caves and the ruins of ancient Silk Road cities at Turpan. In this remote area of spectacular scenery there were once flourishing communities of Nestorian Christians and Manichaeans. Tour Leader: Dr Ken Parry, is Senior Research Officer in the Department of Ancient History at Macquarie University, Sydney, and has considerable experience as a tour leader in China.

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