But this bustling bazaar is not just a space for buying and selling—here, the legacy of the Silk Road comes alive ... the Great in the 4th Century BCE, following his conquest of Persia.

In the 13th century, the Venetian merchant Marco Polo followed the Silk Road on his extensive travels ... noodles to Italy after encountering the food in China. In fact, Italians were probably ...

Welcome to China, a land of culinary discovery where food conquers all and the feast ... behind its far-western reaches along the old Silk Road into Central Asia. When rice farmers in straw ...

Culture, music, art and food of the Silk Road were set against a backdrop of pavilions representing Silk Road countries.

In this episode of Silk Road Adventures, we explore Uzbekistan’s culinary heritage, from Tashkent’s food markets and plov centre to a mountain village famous for its seasonal samsa. Uzbekistan ...

From about 200 BCE to 1500 CE, eastern and western traders traveled along the Silk Road, a network of trade routes that linked Rome in the West and Chang'an (today Xian) in the East. Silk ...

For five thousand miles the Silk Road ran all the way from China’s ancient capital, through Central Asia. It passed through mythical cities such as Samarkand or Persepolis until it reached the ...