Because they flow west to east in the book, and because Wilton-Steer’s favorite angles emerge as patterns throughout, they braid a telling human gradient: from onion domes in Venice to the ...

Islamic conquests from the eighth century replaced Brahmi-derived scripts with Perso-Arabic in Afghanistan and Pakistan, ...

Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, observed on the second Saturday of June, provides an ideal opportunity to contemplate the invaluable cultural legacy preserved in grottoes.

Overview: Using slides of objects from the exhibition Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China, Gansu and Ningxia, 4th to 7th Century, students will generate word maps that act as ...

The spirit of the Silk Road, defined as "peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit," is the guiding principle of the BRI project, which aims to "promote ...

Xinjiang’s culture is constantly rejuvenated in the interplay of memory and innovation, inheritance and transformation. It is ...

Picture book celebrates Silk Road ties By Lin Qi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-06-19 14:32 ...

The same region that has been beset by various claims by Western interests in recent times. This is the context I am faced ...

Kyrgyzstan's second largest city, Osh, is celebrating its 3,000th anniversary. The ancient Silk Route city continues to occupy a unique place among Central Asia's ancient towns, and RFE/RL ...

A day in the life of three master craftsmen from Iran, Uzbekistan and China Atlas Silk in China Mattursun demonstrates the slow way of weaving silk on his handmade wooden loom.