A traditional sheepskin coat blows in the wind in Turtkul, Uzbekistan, on a highway that follows the ancient Silk Road. It wasn’t ... Arab Golden Age of science, art, and culture, when Baghdad ...

Apart from Buddhist art work, these grottoes also reflect the production and living condition of ancient people. On the ancient Silk Road, one of the fascinating places is the ancient castle in ...

Nallihan needle lace features botanical designs, including fruits, leaves, and flowers, along with figural elements such as butterflies and motifs like baskets, bags, and geometric patterns, all ...

While tracing the ancient Silk Road through Central Asia on foot, National Geographic writer Paul Salopek was regaled with tales of these jinn. One night, under clear skies in the sprawling ...

The 1938 excavation of the tomb of Zhang Qian, a pioneering envoy who helped establish the ancient Silk Road across Central Asia, launched the study of archaeology at Northwest University in China ...