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

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 ...

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.

It was the eastern starting point of the ancient Silk Road, one of the world’s most famous and oldest trade routes, but faced a long period of decline with the fall of the Tang Dynasty in the ...

As a series of themed activities of the Belt and Road Forum for International Think Tank Cooperation & the 2nd Silk Road (Xi'an) International Communication Forum, which was jointly hosted by ...

This documentary follows historian and writer Dr Sam Willis as he explores the Silk Road, the most famous trade route in history. Episodes track the global superhighway, which ran from Xian, China's ...

Opening a world map, the Eurasian Steppe gives rise to one of the world's most ­famous and oldest trade routes: The Silk Road. The latter city, once the capital of China's Tang Dynasty (618-907 ...

Chinese government officials on Tuesday trumpeted the country’s progress in shaping digital development models for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) member states, taking aim at US policies amid an ...

The Havighurst Center focused on the historical and contemporary cultures of the Silk Road during the academic years 2005-6 and 2006-7. As part of that focus, 15 Miami faculty received a ...