Liu Bang established the powerful Han Dynasty in 206 B.C. During the ... and in the process pioneered the route known as the "Silk Road" from Chang'an (today's Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), through ...

Liu Bang established the powerful Han Dynasty in 206 B.C. During the ... and in the process pioneered the route known as the "Silk Road" from Chang'an (today's Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), through ...

The road derives its name from the lucrative trade in Chinese silk carried out along its length, with the early origins of the route emerging during the Han Dynasty in 206 BC. This was ...

Important periods for the Silk Road were the Chinese Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-C.E. 220), the Chinese Tang dynasty (C.E. 618-907), and the Mongol Khanate (13th and 14th centuries). The Mongols, who ...

Good ideas travel easilyand far along trade routes, and the Silk Road was no exception to that rule. A famous example of a Chinese invention that helped to transform the world is paper. Paper was ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from The Silk Road of the Eastern Dynasty Experience the perfect combination of tower defense and the historical plot of the Silk Road, so as to bring an ...

Monks and Merchants tells the story of the crucial role this region played in the transformation wrought on Chinese civilization by the Silk Road. The exhibition at the Asia Society focuses on the ...

Emboldened by what he considers a sweeping mandate, Donald Trump has hit the ground running in his first couple days in office as the world looks on horrified for the future. On Monday, he issued 46 ...

Researchers have concluded that glass beads excavated from the tomb of a king in Fukuoka Prefecture were likely brought to Japan through the ancient Silk Road ... between the Han Dynasty in ...

In one of his first actions after starting his second term as US President, Donald Trump has issued a pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the dark web marketplace Silk Road.

Beginning with the Han dynasty’s foray into Central Asia ... Owing to its proximity to the Silk Road, Uzbekistan was open to outside influence, which can be seen in the country’s Islamic ...