China was the earliest country to raise silkworms and produce silk. The outstanding diplomat Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty (206BC—220AD) traveled the road between 138BC to 139BC. He led a ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The exhibition, "Ink Splendor and Cultural Context: Gansu Silk Road Art Treasures Exhibition," brings together painted pottery, bamboo slips, silk manuscripts, inscribed bricks, sculptures, and mural ...

Turpan used to be an important strategic point on the Silk Road. As early as two thousand ... Jiaohe came under the rule of the Han Dynasty. During the sixth century, Turpan was under the ...

The International Dunhuang Project (IDP) is an international collaborative effort to conserve, catalogue and digitise ...

Old Remains of 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' Reveal Rare Belief That Souls Resided in Teeth The Silk Road, a huge network ...

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 ...

Han and Tang dynasties on and around the Silk Road. It was the first to build a system integrating an evaluation of cultural heritage, as well as the preservation and management of important sites ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.