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 ...

Turpan used to be an important strategic point on the Silk Road. As early as two thousand ... and Turpan again became a frontier town of China, serving as a stopover for merchants, monks, and ...

a pioneering envoy who helped establish the ancient Silk Road across Central Asia, launched the study of archaeology at Northwest University in China’s Shaanxi province. The research laid the ...

China’s beloved drunken poet died centuries ago—or did he? Discover Jiangsu: ancient gateway to the Maritime Silk Road Discover Jiangsu: ancient gateway to the Maritime Silk Road Rediscovering ...

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 ...

Ancient Tea Route of China, also know as Southern Silk Road, was one of the biggest established trade routes between China and Europe. In today Happy Map, Ivan has invited Senior flight attendant ...

A traditional sheepskin coat blows in the wind in Turtkul, Uzbekistan, on a highway that follows the ancient Silk ... But it is China, the original Silk Road engine, that is emerging as the ...

In ancient times ... Many of those that left China travelled along trading routes that would become known as the Silk Road. These were routes stretching from east to west, and were used by ...