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 ...

A new book of photographs captures the landscapes, buildings and faces along the route that once conveyed untold wealth ...

But the history of the Silk Road wasn't all light. The exhibition highlights the darker aspects of the Silk Roads that occurred such as slavery, wars, religious tensions, and occupation.

The Silk Road was a vast network of trade routes connecting China and other parts of Asia with the Middle East and Europe. It began around 130BC when China, under the Han dynasty, started trading ...

In his writings, Polo noted Khotan’s wealth as an outpost on the Silk Road, the route that once carried trade between China and the Mediterranean world. On January 14, 1896, a caravan left from ...

The 'Silk and the Silk Road' exhibition at the National Museum of Kazakhstan showcases cultural exchanges between China and ...

The Silk Road: A New History Valerie Hansen. Oxford Univ, $34.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-19-515931-8 ...

Walking the Silk Road, where globalization got started. The Silk Road, the ancient trading route that spanned from Asia toward the West, is where we find journalist Paul Salopek these days.

The history of the Silk Road, a vast network of ancient and medieval trade routes connecting Beijing and Hangzhou with Constantinople and Cairo, has mostly been focused on its endpoints: ...

In a vibrant celebration of cultural exchange, the "Silk and the Silk Road: From China to Kazakhstan" exhibition opened at ...