Imagine diving into a lake and discovering the remnants of a bustling ancient city that once thrived along the legendary Silk Road. This intriguing scenario recently became a reality for ...

Sunken ships along the South China Sea revealed the rich trade networks of global trade between Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.

In the mountains of Uzbekistan, researchers using new remote sensing technology have discovered a series of cities including a major medieval metropolis “hidden in plain site” above the ancient Silk ...

The ancient city of Kashgar or Kashi is a famous tourist destination of the Kashgar region and Xinjiang. This ancient city has been described in poetry as a description of this autonomous region of ...

Editor’s Note: Sumnima Udas is CNN’s presenter of ‘The Silk Road: Past, Present, Future’, an epic journey from east to west along the ancient trade route, exploring how traditional culture, arts, and ...

Known whimsically as shui xiang, or “the land of water”, China’s glittering province of Jiangsu has all the geographical advantages to give it a starring role in the epic tale of China’s ancient ...

(CNN) — Ancient Buddhist murals and statues in caves along China’s Silk Road are under “direct threat” from extreme rainfall brought by climate change, researchers have found. Dating back to the 4th ...

A house cat dead for more than 1,000 years is changing our understanding of urbanization and trade along the early Silk Road. Archaeologists found the cat’s skeleton in Dzankent, a medieval city east ...

Click the photo and watch the video. * The reinterpretation of ancient Dunhuang culture has become a driving force behind the cultural and tourism boom. * Last year alone, four classic performing arts ...

URUMQI, 7 April (BelTA - China Daily) - Two Buddhist cave complexes along the ancient Silk Road in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region opened to the public for the first time on ...