Feature: Turkish craftsmen preserve Silk Road needle lace tradition
ANKARA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- For years, craftsmen in Nallihan, a remote district of Trkiye's capital Ankara, have crafted intricate silk needle lace, a tradition that continues to thrive today.
Walk Japan’s ancient travellers’ highway for historic post towns, teahouses and mountain shrines
The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...
Who were the Sogdians, the enigmatic Silk Road merchants?
Renowned for their sense of commerce and diplomacy along the Silk Road from Antiquity to the High Middle Ages, the Sogdians ...