Journey with the world’s most traveled filmmaker, Marlin Darrah, as he explores the famous 4,000 mile trade route that winds through deserts, mountains and plains linking Europe to China. This program ...

Integrating Türkiye into a broader Digital Silk Road would lend the initiative a Mediterranean character – an important ...

Uzbekistan and China have elevated their partnership to “all-weather” strategic status, expanding cooperation in energy, ...

In an era of increasing global uncertainty, Xi's call for high-quality cooperation grounded in the China-Central Asia Spirit ...

The Silk Road faded away as the capitalist world system emerged. The road was rendered irrelevant with the rise of Western shipping and passed somewhat into legend. China’s New Silk Road is planned to ...

New roads and riverways integrating the Brazilian Amazon and ports on the Pacific coast of South America are expected to be announced in 2025, reducing shipment costs to supply China. Brazil’s ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the Silk Road.

China and Europe, the beginning and end of the Silk Road, were the two most significant cinnabar-producing areas along this trade route.

A New Study Finds That Domestic Cats Traveled the Silk Road to China About 1,400 Years Ago The animals were likely gifted to some elites, then spread throughout the region ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.

Experts reveal that merchants brought domestic cats to China via the Silk Road, supported by new DNA research on ancient cat bones.