The Silk Road was also called "Silu" in Chinese. It was a general name for the ancient strategic transportation channel which started from China and passed through Central Asia, West Asia ...

where it links up with the rail network in China. The project in Laos has been heavily criticized by opponents of the new Silk Road because of its financing. World Bank figures seem to corroborate ...

A 2,200-year-old burial discovered in northwestern China has revealed the remains ... dates back to a time when the Silk Road was a major trade route. Experts believe the staining could be linked ...

For over 1,600 years, merchants, traders, monks and soldiers who journeyed to China’s ancient capital of Xi’an to witness its magnificence travelled via the Silk Road. Now a UNESCO World ...

The Havighurst Center focused on the historical and contemporary cultures of the Silk Road during the academic years 2005-6 and 2006-7. As part of that focus, 15 Miami faculty received a ...

As China’s digital infrastructure spreads through the Digital Silk Road, developing economies could adopt Chinese AI as the ...

A map of the Silk Road. Encyclopædia Britannica Merriam-Webster ... The popular origin of dumplings in ancient China begins ...

Rerouting History: From Suez to the Arctic Once upon a time, if you were mapping global trade, your pen would glide through the Middle East and North Africa. Cairo. Haifa. Dubai. Aden. The Suez Canal ...

"The Silk Road is increasingly becoming a top choice for international travelers seeking a deeper understanding of China," said Xu Peng, vice chairman of the World Tourism Alliance. "The natural ...