China is the world’s biggest producer of silk, making over 800,000 tons per year. But their traditional methods have changed little in the last 5,000 years.

Artifacts From Two Ancient Shipwrecks Shed Light on Legacy of Maritime Silk Trade Route During Ming Dynasty Many individuals ...

Guyuan, sitting at the foothills of the Liupan Mountains south of Ningxia, was an intersection for agrarian and nomadic ...

David Kaplan has been working with silk for decades, molding and shaping it into scaffolds, sponges, and films. His lab, the ...

The luxurious textile that sparked the first global trade network may have been seen as more than just a material object in ancient China. Having discovered silk residues in a Bronze-Age ...

Ancient Buddhist murals and statues in caves along China’s Silk Road are under “direct threat” from extreme rainfall brought by climate change, researchers have found.

In ancient times, this legendary road - a series of routes collectively known as the Silk Road - was China's link with Central Asia and Europe. Travelers crossed through several different branches.

Ancient Silk Road Art Faces Risks From Climate Change in China Dunhuang caves are at increasing risk of damage: Greenpeace Sites data back to 4th Century and are famed for Buddhist art ...

Silk Roads and China Ships. Episode 2 | 57m 33s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Michael Wood conjures up China's first great international age, the Tang Dynasty. 06/20/2017 | Expires 06/28/2027 ...