Dandan-Oilik was once a thriving complex packed with Buddhist temples in the Taklimakan desert. What do we know now about ...

Courtesy of Tang Yunpeng. A joint archaeological team formed by China and Uzbekistan has discovered a large number of ...

Linking the two economic powerhouses were the Silk Road and its watery ... five kilns widely dispersed over China) suggest that these were export items made to order. Decorations show the ...

This continued into the Ming and Qing dynasties, when silk weavers in Suzhou made most ... started in China, with carvings depicting its trade and development. In the Ancient Exhibit Hall, you ...

a pioneering envoy who helped establish the ancient Silk Road across Central Asia, launched the study of archaeology at Northwest University in China’s Shaanxi province. The research laid the ...

This interpretation is further supported by ancient texts which reveal that silk was typically used for burial clothing in order to help the dead connect with the heavenly realm. Summarizing the ...

The snow-capped Tianshan Mountains in China straddle across the vast expanse ... by its unique historical charm, thanks to the ancient Silk Road. In southern Xinjiang, you can experience first ...

A joint Chinese and Uzbek archaeological team has made a new discovery at the renowned Mengchaktepa site, the near ...

The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes between Europe and Asia that "facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas between people from China to Venice between the second century BC and ...