The eastern starting point of the Silk Road trading route, Xi’an – then known as Chang’an – was a key crossroad between China, the Middle East and Europe and once China’s capital.

Buddhist pagodas and architecture dot the entire historic city. When trade along the ancient Silk Road was at its pinnacle, Xian was the imperial capital of China and economic hub. Over 2000 years ...

West to Constantinople. East to Xian. This network of commerce linked tens of millions of lives as far away as Africa and Southeast Asia. The Silk Road wasn’t a camel rut worn in the steppe.

Malaysian low-cost, long-haul carrier Air Asia X has inaugurated flights between its Kuala Lumpur International Airport base and XiÁn, the ancient origin of the Silk Road. The city is the capital ...

Speaking on Monday in the ancient imperial capital of Xian, the eastern departure point of the Silk Road trade route, Macron repeated a call for “reciprocity” in trade ties between China and ...

With the Silk Road in Xi’an undergoing major redevelopment works, the tourism industry along that historically and culturally rich road is poised to grow further. With the Silk Road in Xi’an ...

With Chinese acrobats, musicians, magicians, Lion King-sized puppets, Sound of the Silk Road celebrates Xi'an, then known as Chang'an, the ancient origin of the Silk Road over 2000 years ago ...

Buddhist pagodas and architecture dot the entire historic city. When trade along the ancient Silk Road was at its pinnacle, Xian was the imperial capital of China and economic hub. Over 2000 years ...