Pages from of one of the oldest Qurans in existence are among the historical treasures on show at the “The Splendours of Uzbekistan’s Oases” exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The 8th-century Shôsôin collection of objects, which originally belonged to a Japanese emperor, is the single most important group of Silk Road-related luxury items still in existence. This collection ...

In a vibrant celebration of cultural exchange, the "Silk and the Silk Road: From China to Kazakhstan" exhibition opened at ...

Yet another example of an artistic tradition that traveled the Silk Road is blue-and-white porcelain, which was produced in China from about the 13th century CE onward. Islamic potters decorated early ...

Using slides of objects from the exhibition Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China, Gansu and Ningxia, 4th to 7th Century, students will generate word maps that act as creative ...

Henan, China, early 8th century There’s a reason why, when people think of the Silk Roads, they think of camels – and not ...

When Silk Road trade reached its peak between the 3rd and 8th Centuries, merchants traveled westward across China from oasis to oasis, crossing the harsh terrain of the Taklamakan Desert to reach ...

This ancient Silk Road town was almost lost to time. ... The name of Khotan resonated with Western explorers in the 19th century because famous Venetian explorer Marco Polo visited it in 1274.

This 21st-century “silk route” is most clearly symbolized by the newly inaugurated rail-link between Istanbul and Baku – dubbed the “Iron Silk Road” – which parallels the even more ...

HANGZHOU, China, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a vibrant celebration of cultural exchange, the 'Silk and the Silk Road: From China to Kazakhstan' exhibition opened at the National Museum of ...