The four hundred years between the collapse of the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E. – C.E. 220) and the establishment of the Tang dynasty (618–906) mark a watershed in the history of China. During this period, ...

Between the second century BC and the end of the 14th century AD, the Silk Road enriched the many empires and dynasties it travelled through. As a direct result of trade, people gained access to goods ...

Leopard cats were living alongside people in ancient China for more than 3,500 years before domestic cats arrived from Europe ...

Add the ancient money-exchange method of hawala to the newfangled notions of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies – courtesy of recent local courtroom drama. Hawala dates back to Silk Road merchants ...

By Mokhi Sultanova in Tashkent When the sun rises over Bukhara’s old caravanserais, its ancient clay walls catching the light ...

A Tongcao painting features a mother showing her child a dragon dance performance during Chinese New Year. CHINA DAILY Two decades ago, in a quaint antique store in a small English town, Xu Wen and ...

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