In the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD), Chinese envoy Zhang Qian began his journey to the West via Central Asia, and opened up a trade route that later became the Silk Road. Originally a setting ...

Before Charlie Kirk and Christopher F. Rufo, there was William F. Buckley Jr., a conservative polemicist with a mellifluous voice, impish grin, and instinct for the jugular. Buckley, who died in ...

In particular, they mention the arrival of the envoy of the Western Han Empire, Zhang Qian, in Davan. Sino-Uzbek diplomatic relations were established on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful ...

HANGZHOU, China, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a vibrant celebration of cultural exchange, the 'Silk and the Silk Road: From China to Kazakhstan' exhibition opened at the National Museum of ...

On multiple occasions, he invoked the legacy of Zhang Qian, the Han Dynasty envoy who traveled westward more than 2,100 years ago and opened the door to enduring friendship and exchanges between China ...

A single volume book, the Silk Road Pop-Up Book featured an integration of history and modern technology to promote global digital innovation.

They did so with another hit song called “Agatha All Along,” which earned a Grammy nomination. But “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road” required a whole lot more lore in its lyrics.

But the site was notorious for selling vast swathes of drugs.) Ulbricht created the Silk Road site, accessible only using specific software that could connect to the dark web, in January 2011.

The Silk Road was not just a single route, but a vast network of trade paths that connected Asia, Europe, and Africa for centuries. In this video, we unravel how the Silk Road actually worked ...

Staff members of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Key Laboratory of Archaeological Sciences and Cultural Heritage restore Tang Dynasty (618-907) pottery dragon heads in April. (Photo/China ...

Silk Road provided an early use case for bitcoin—the untraceable currency flowed through the platform and allowed the sale of illicit goods to flourish internationally. It didn’t last long.

The UNESCO Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads photo contest, part of the Organization’s Silk Roads Programme of the Social and Human Sciences Sector,, promotes photography as a tool to encourage cultural ...