A new book recounts the last leg of a 40,000km Silk Road odyssey, revealing the age-old sights and sounds of the Middle Kingdom In the customs hangar where our minibus is being held on the border ...

Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht to Speak at Bitcoin 2025 Conference. A Martyr, or a Symbol of the Times? The founder of dark web market Silk Road, jailed for life and pardoned by President Trump ...

By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Located in north-central China, the ancient city of Xi’an has long been famous for its 2,000-year-old Terracotta Army, an attraction that draws travelers from all ...

In this episode of Silk Road Adventures, we uncover Samarkand’s enduring legacy—where Silk Road traders once gathered, artisans still craft silk paper, and ancient murals reveal lost ...

After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum dedicated to one of the fabled route's final traders.

In ancient times, the main sources of cinnabar were located in the southwest of China, in provinces such as Hunan and Sichuan, as well as in Europe, particularly in the famous Almadén mine in Spain.

Changing weather patterns in northwest China are putting ancient Silk Road cave murals and statues at risk, new research has found, underscoring how a warming atmosphere threatens some of the ...

A new book recounts the last leg of a 40,000km Silk Road odyssey, revealing the age-old sights and sounds of the Middle Kingdom.

It safeguarded a city where many travelers’ Silk Road journeys began, one 13 Chinese dynasties chose as their capital. Now, the wall stands between modern Xi’an and the old city center.