These traders had to eat on the go, and the foods they brought with them were the ancient-world equivalent of instant ramen and camp chili: easy to transport, quick to cook in large batches over a ...

By Alex Stambaugh and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Ancient Buddhist murals and statues in caves along China’s Silk Road are under “direct threat” from extreme rainfall brought by climate change ...

BEIJING, July 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinciding with the 2025 "Hangzhou Liangzhu Day", a cross-cultural dialogue between Liangzhu and Rome, the two ancient cities symbolizing Eastern and Western ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, walks with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, for a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent ...

It safeguarded a city where many travelers’ Silk Road journeys began, one 13 Chinese dynasties chose as their capital. Now, the wall stands between modern Xi’an and the old city center.

The 1938 excavation of the tomb of Zhang Qian, a pioneering envoy who helped establish the ancient Silk Road across Central Asia, launched the study of archaeology at Northwest University in China ...

By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Located in north-central China, the ancient city of Xi’an has long been famous for its 2,000-year-old Terracotta Army, an ...

It safeguarded a city where many travelers’ Silk Road journeys began, one 13 Chinese dynasties chose as their capital. Now, the wall stands between modern Xi’an and the old city center.