These traders had to eat on the go, and the foods they brought with them were the ancient-world equivalent of instant ramen ...

This ancient Silk Road town was almost lost to time Dandan-Oilik was once a thriving complex packed with Buddhist temples in the Taklimakan desert.

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for further cooperation with Italy on Monday at a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, saying the two countries were the ends of the historical ...

The same region that has been beset by various claims by Western interests in recent times. This is the context I am faced ...

Over the years, joint archaeological efforts between Chinese and Central Asian scholars have expanded across the region, including the ancient city of Rahat in Kazakhstan and an ancient Buddhist ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.

Students at the Yuelu Academy of Hunan University in China embarked on a project to recreate a rice dish from an ancient recipe, yielding an unusual and surprisingly healthy food result.

“China and Italy are located at opposite ends of the ancient Silk Road,” Xi told Meloni, “and the long-standing friendly exchanges between the two countries have made important contributions ...

In the autumn of 2022, while visiting the storied Silk Road city of Samarkand, Xi presented Uzbek President Mirziyoyev with a special gift: a miniature of Khiva, a historic Silk Road outpost ...

It is expected to become a vibrant artery of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). While the ancient Silk Road witnessed robust trade and cultural exchanges between China and Central Asia, Xi sees in ...

Along ancient Silk Road, Xi cultivates stronger bonds with Central Asia Leaders to bolster links of trade, security and connectivity at Astana summit ...