The story of this ancient international heist reveals much about the ancient economies of both ancient Rome and China.

As dusk falls over the Gobi Desert, the golden hues of the Mogao Caves seem to whisper tales of a bygone era. Yet within ...

The Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were smuggled into the United States in the 1940s. Scholars say they provide remarkable insights ...

Chinese silk has enjoyed global popularity since ancient times. Today, in addition to traditional markets such as the EU and the United States, exports now reach the BRICS nations and Belt and Road ...

The parts of the three-volume manuscript that have been returned to China are Wuxing Ling and Gongshou Zhan, known by ...

The silk manuscripts, containing more than 900 Chinese characters, are the earliest examples of silk text discovered to date ...

The plane carrying China's earliest known silk texts, the Zidanku silk manuscript volumes II and III, touched down at Beijing Capital International Airport at 3:55 am, Sunday, ending their 79-year ...

The Silk Road was not just a single route, but a vast network of trade paths that connected Asia, Europe, and Africa for centuries. In this video, we unravel how the Silk Road actually worked—not just ...

Archaeologists are examining the burial site, grave by grave, to determine China's ancient global relations. Archaeologists ...

Wuxing Ling consists of lunar month illustrations paired with explanatory texts, recording seasonal taboos and auspicious ...