Learn more about our origins and the history of the Silk Roads. IDP is an international digitization ... and a commandery was established there in the 2nd century BC by the Chinese Han dynasty (206 BC ...

By Karen Taylor International maritime trade first emerged around the world thousands of years ago, linking small traders with goods they could otherwise not access. Today, what is referred to as the ...

Their discovery in the region attests to Han Dynasty's firm control over Hexi ... have dedicated large sections of their spaces to Silk Road artifacts — fabric specimens and silverware adorned ...

The tomb is believed to have belonged to a Han Dynasty general and his wife ... within — one containing female gold accessories and silk garments, the other holding a fragment of a male leg ...

Similar to Yao Yao, gourmet and culinary researcher Zhong Yu'e told the Global Times that the food ingredients such as fish ...

While the Qin dynasty collapsed in 207 BCE ... Yellow River basin to the Gobi Desert. Han China thereby entered a trading system known as the Silk Road, although other goods, such as jade and ...

For nearly 200 years, the dynasty thrived at the crossroads of the Silk Road, forging a hybrid culture that blended Tangut, Han, Uygur and Tibetan ethnicities. But their reign ended abruptly in ...

Spring is in the air when flowers bloom, tea leaves unfurl, travelers flock to gardens, orchards, and rolling hills to embrace the season's warmth. From scenic strolls to hands-on harvests, the joy of ...

In the late fifth century, the capital city of the Northern Wei was moved from its northern location in modern-day Datong, China, to its southern location in Luoyang, a city at the very heart of Han ...

Journey through the ancient city of Samarkand where culinary rituals and timeless tales of the Silk Road converge—from ...