The Wahan Corridor, also known as the Afghan Corridor and Wahan Pamir, is probably located between the northern section of the Hindu Kush Mountains at the southern end of Pamir. Although this corridor is unknown to most people, it has played a great role in the cultural exchanges between China and the West in the past thousand years. When Tang Xuanzang left Datang for Tianzhu, it was the Wahan Corridor, and Kyle Polo came to China from the Wahan Corridor.

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On the map of Afghanistan, there is a piece of land, like an outstretched hand, bordering Xinjiang, China. This place is the Wakhan Corridor. The Wakhan Corridor is 400 kilometers long, including about 300 kilometers in Afghanistan and about 100 kilometers in China. This corridor used to be an important passage from the ancient Silk Road in China to South Asia, Central Asia and West Asia. When Xuanzang went to Tianzhu to learn the scriptures, he took the Wahan Corridor. Compared with its practical use, the Wakhan Corridor is more important for its strategic value.