The researchers noted that irrigation systems similar to MGK's have also been found at the Geokysur river delta oasis in southeast Turkmenistan dating to about 3000 B.C. and further west at the ...

So the Silk Road, linking Constantinople, Baghdad and present-day Xian, split into a southern tier and northern tier at the desert, connecting a constellation of oasis towns like Kashgar and ...

Kashi – Oasis in the Desert ... Kashi used to be the last stop within China’s boundary on the Silk Road leading to the western regions and has a history of 2,100 years.

The Silk Road Online Curating Promotion's 'Inner Mongolia Night & Award Ceremony' showcased the 'Steppe Silk Road.' This ...

On the evening of July 11, the "Inner Mongolia Night & Award Ceremony of the Silk Road Online Curating Promotion" was held at China National ...

Kazakhstan turns geography to advantage as China builds a “New Silk Road ... in the desert on its eastern border ... Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Hardly an oasis ...

DUNHUANG, CHINA (dpa) - Flying asparas, the Buddhist equivalent of angels, are back in vogue in China. They decorate everything from T- shirts to ...

The nine-story Buddha statue that towers over one of China's greatest art collections is really the image of a woman, guide Zhang Yanlin says without blinking.

Time flies in Samarkand. This weekend the ancient Silk Road city marks its 2,750th anniversary in grand style, a mere 11 years after celebrating its official 2,500th anniversary.