The Silk Road conjures up images of distant lands, trails of camels, exotic spices and fabrics - and now you can travel the route by rail. A chartered special train, the Orient Silk Road Express, ...

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During the last 10 years, Beijing hosted three Belt and Road Forums (BRFs) in an attempt to sell a worldwide dream based on the mythical appeal of the Silk Road narrative: the Belt and Road Initiative ...

Archaeologists in Aravah excavated ancient “trash mounds” and found discarded silk, cotton and other fabrics, remnants of silk road trade. Photo from the Israel Antiquities Authority Filled with food ...