Xi'an shows signs of being the terminus/start of the Silk Road.

From:	Chicago	(Mon Aug 1 14:24:15 2005)
the arabic words say :"None but Allah is the GOD".
From:	San Diego	(Sat Jun 10 18:25:01 2006)
actually the wording says "And hold tightly, all of you together, to the rope of God and be not divided amongst yourselves"
From:	Saad S. Fayoumi	(Sun Oct 28 19:23:01 2007)
Indeed, that is the exact translation of the wordings: "And hold tightly, all of you together, to the rope of God and be not divided amongst yourselves"