Sunken ships along the South China Sea revealed the rich trade networks of global trade between Asia, Africa, the Middle East ...

With its mix of Silk Road landmarks, Soviet-era architecture, striking natural landscapes, and artisan hubs, Uzbekistan has a ...

Our adventure continued as our tour bus made its way to the Nalati Alpine Grasslands in Yiling, Zinjiang. The breathtaking landscape combines rolling grasslands, lush forests, crystal-clear streams ...

Scientists were surprised to find a medieval metropolis atop mountains, providing new insights into life along the ancient trade route. “This changes everything we thought we knew.” Lidar is helping ...

The ancient city of Kashgar or Kashi is a famous tourist destination of the Kashgar region and Xinjiang. This ancient city ...

The legacy of the ancient Silk Road is a living cultural ecosystem that has received special attention from UNESCO, the ...

TO COINCIDE with the 36th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which opens Wednesday on the Mall and whose focus this year is the ancient Silk Road trade route , a number of thematically related ...

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. Dating back to the 4th century, ...