This 21st-century “silk route” is most clearly symbolized by the newly inaugurated rail-link between Istanbul and Baku – dubbed the “Iron Silk Road” – which parallels the even more ...

Three bespoke vehicles designed for molecular archaeology are set to join a team from Fudan University to conduct fieldwork ...

Trade has fueled the rise of civilizations for millennia,connecting cultures, boosting economies, and spreading ideas across continents. Explore the fascinating history of trade routes, mapping the ...

In recent years, Uzbekistan has embarked on an ambitious nationwide tourism boom transforming much of the country. But its ...

A new book recounts the last leg of a 40,000km Silk Road odyssey, revealing the age-old sights and sounds of the Middle Kingdom In the customs hangar where our minibus is being held on the border ...

Located along the right bank of the Ili River, approximately 128 kilometers from Almaty, the Besshatyr necropolis comprises ...

Located near Higashinakano Station, Pao Compound is an eclectic mix of restaurants, event spaces and an affinity for cultural ...

The historic Silk Road originated in Chang’an and went along the northern Tien-Shan to Dunhua, the city near the Great Wall of China.

Since late 2014, a high-speed rail link between Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu, and the neighboring Xinjiang Autonomous Region, in China's northwest, has made crossing this vast frontier region ...