And only once the Silk Road caravans made it could they say they truly arrived in China. The Bactrian camel has become emblematic of the region: without it, trade could not have developed along ...

The Silk Road was the first global supply chain. The name conjures up images of camel caravans and silhouettes at sunset, crossing the hills laden with silk, tea, and porcelain bound for Istanbul and ...

Perched in the northern foothills of the Qilian Mountains, Zhangye Danxia National Geopark occupies a high, windswept shelf of the Hexi Corridor once patrolled by Silk Road caravans. The protected ...

To most Westerners, the Silk Road conjures images of exoticism: caravans of spices and silks, open-air markets filled with brightly-clothed hawkers and merchants, rolled carpets stacked high, turbaned ...

Lost Silk Road cities were just discovered with groundbreaking tech Scientists were surprised to find a medieval metropolis atop mountains, providing new insights into life along the ancient trade ...

During the days of the ancient Silk Road, caravans of Bactrian camels would have travelled through the Gobi Desert carrying goods intended for sale in distant markets to the west.

/PRNewswire/ -- A ferry, carrying 70 railway caravans and nearly 20,000 tonnes of steel, departed from pier 11 of Longkou Port in east China's Shandong ...

Uzbekistan touts Silk Road past in bid for tourist boom Ex-Soviet republic is opening up to foreign visitors after decades as one of the world’s most isolated countries.

A stunning new tourist complex The Silk Road Samarkand, has opened in Uzbekistan. Here modern hospitality standards are enhanced by the traditions of the past. Next to modern hotels, this city was ...

Following an ancient caravan route through Persia's deserts, he visits a Zoroastrian temple where a holy fire has burned for 1,500 years, and Esfahan, one of the Silk Road's architectural jewels ...