Kashmir’s geographical continuity with Central Asia and Tibet has been a defining feature of its historical importance.

Trade routes were not solely for the exchange of goods but were contributing factors in human advancement and interconnection ...

Image: Wikimedia Commons A few years ago, at a seminar, Indologist Lokesh Chandra said that the term ‘Silk Road’ was a misnomer. “Silk never travelled on this route. The Chinese used silk only as part ...

National Geographic photographer Michael Yamashita followed in Marco Polo’s footsteps and documented the amazing sights still ...

Tour de Sikkim expedition along Silk Route has concluded, officials said on Monday. According to a senior official, the final ...

The Route’s very nature changed as navigators found ways of trading directly with producers in the Far East, cutting out the ‘middlemen’ of merchants who had traversed different parts of Central Asia.

Archaeologists believe the silk – the first found at enigmatic Sichuan site – was used in rituals to ‘communicate between ...

The Silk Road, the ancient trading route that spanned from Asia toward the West, is where we find journalist Paul Salopek these days. Salopek began his "Out of Eden" walk four years ago in Ethiopia.

The two trade routes, the Silk Road Economic Belt across Asia and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road linking continents like ...

Starting December 18, the Silk Road Express, operated by Train of Glamour, will launch its exclusive four-month Train Cruise of China. This luxurious international tourist train will depart from ...

China National Silk Museum and the Sichuan Research Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology have confirmed the use of ...

The exhibition primarily presents key chapters from the latest publication of the UNESCO flagship project "Thematic Collection of the Cultural Exchanges along the Silk Roads", focusing on the volume ...