The Silk Road, the ancient trading route that spanned from Asia toward the West, is where we find journalist Paul Salopek these days. Salopek began his "Out of Eden" walk four years ago in Ethiopia.

With charming houses stacked up around two natural harbors, the pretty Black Sea port town of Amasra is ... port cities and a key stop on the Silk Road, Trabzon has for centuries been a ...

Urban centers are rarely located over 2,000m above sea level, with only 3% of the ... protecting merchants traveling along the Silk Road, the authors say. "While typically seen as barriers to ...

Scientists have gained new insight into the Silk Road through the discovery of two ... The cities were between 6,600 to 7,300 feet above sea level, close to the height of Peru's Machu Picchu.

Fujian is home to several UNESCO world heritage sites such as the city of Quanzhou, Gulangyu Island, Fujian Tulou and Wuyi ...

and on to the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Chinese silk goods were traded to the West along the Silk Road. As contacts between the East and West increased, Buddhism spread to China in the ...

as the Silk Road formed an ancient network of trade routes used for centuries to connect the Asian continent of the East and West, from China to the Mediterranean Sea. The garden showcases some of ...

The MoU was signed between Teladan Group, Gezhouba Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd and Nanyang Sea Silk Road Sdn Bhd last Friday in the presence of Melaka chief minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh.

The Mongols, who ruled a vast empire, safeguarded a northern Silk Road land route that crossed the Eurasian steppes. Sea routes, important for trade and for communication, may also be considered part ...