(The controversy behind this Silk Road city’s ancient wonders.) Oasis trade hub After several weeks, Stein established that as many as 14 Buddhist temples had once dominated the town.

New detection technologies have helped a team of American and Uzbekistani researchers map a pair of cities that were once part of the ancient Silk Road trade route across Asia.

A road less traveled 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 ...

In this video, we unravel how the Silk Road actually worked—not just as a trade route for silk, but as a vibrant system that facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas, religions, and cultures.

Guyuan, sitting at the foothills of the Liupan Mountains south of Ningxia, was an intersection for agrarian and nomadic civilizations in ancient China and a vital hub along the ancient Silk Road.

Kyrgyzstan's second largest city, Osh, is celebrating its 3,000th anniversary. The ancient Silk Route city continues to occupy a unique place among Central Asia's ancient towns, and RFE/RL ...