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This ancient Silk Road town was almost lost to time. ... including one illustrating the silkworm legend. This tells the story of a young Chinese noblewoman wed to the king of Khotan.

A new book recounts the last leg of a 40,000km Silk Road odyssey, revealing the age-old sights and sounds of the Middle Kingdom In the customs hangar where our minibus is being held on the border ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.

After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum dedicated to one of the fabled route's final traders.

Initiated by the Chinese National Academy of Arts and co-hosted by the China Cultural Center in Paris, the exhibition showcases reproductions of murals from key sites along the Silk Road ...

This ancient Silk Road town was almost lost to time. HISTORY & CULTURE. ... Many Romans, knowing nothing of the silkworm, believed that Chinese silk was a kind of plant fiber.

The Silk Road conjures images of caravans, desert steppes and adventurers like Marco Polo navigating the ancient trading routes connecting China with India, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. China’s ...

Archaeologists Found Someone They Never Expected in an Ancient Chinese Tomb: a Blonde Man The discovery reveals an unexpected connection to the ancient Silk Road. By Tim Newcomb Published: May 10 ...

A new book recounts the last leg of a 40,000km Silk Road odyssey, revealing the age-old sights and sounds of the Middle Kingdom.

The Silk Road refers to one of the world's largest overland trade routes – a network that spanned 6,400km connecting Europe to far East Asia. Although named for the Chinese silks that the Roman ...