This created unique funerary traditions and demonstrated the dynasty's significant role in cultural and commercial exchanges along the Silk Road during the 11th to 13th centuries.

Christopher Wilton-Steer A version of this article appears in print on July 27, 2025, Page 22 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: Up Close / ‘The Silk Road,’ by Christopher Wilton-Steer.

The Silk Road has a new stop in Union Market. Indian chef Sanjay Mandhaiya, the creative force behind 14th Street’s Pappe, unveils an all-new culinary endeavor across town on Thursday, June 19.

The War of the Heavenly Horses set the stage for an epic confrontation between the ancient Greeks of the Bactrian Kingdom and China.

Summer camp, art classes and other programs are in full swing at the new Burns Road Community Center in Palm Beach Gardens.

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The roads are closing to accommodate the 58th annual Midland Center for the Arts Summer Art Fair in Downtown Midland. The event features artists, live local music, and plenty of food to enjoy.

The Eastern Conference finals between the rival Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks has been a showcase of teams that excel on the road.

Tombs unearthed in China's Xinjiang province along an ancient Silk Road trading route have revealed previously unknown secrets about burial customs in the country.

Leody Taveras hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on a windy Wednesday afternoon to win their seventh consecutive road series.