Writers, translators, editors and publishers working on such exchanges are cartographers, who map China and its orientation ...

Ancient porcelain techniques are experiencing a remarkable renaissance in Shapotou district, Zhongwei city, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Five years ago, Yao Sijie, now head of a ...

Take a flight of discovery high above Gansu, a captivating province in northwest China, where natural beauty and cultural history intertwine. This drone footage highlights the vast Gobi Desert, the ...

Fly above Xinjiang, a vast and diverse region in western China, where rugged mountains, vast deserts, and vibrant cities ...

Credit: Asian Archaeology (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s41826-025-00105-2 "Apart from limited maps of the Xiaohe cemetery, the information is unfortunately still rather incomplete.

Near the edge of the Sahara Desert, in Egypt’s West Minya, Chinese drillers bore deep into the earth, tapping groundwater to irrigate a once 500-hectare stretch of desert – now home to the ...

The Taklamakan Desert, China’s largest desert, in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, was once central stage for numerous legends along the ancient Silk Road. However, as environmental conditions ...

From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the medieval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands of the Sahara desert. “It’s a magnificent, extraordinary town ...

Ancient kingdoms, over and over, imagined they would “rule everything under the heavens”. PREMIUM The remarkable Terracotta Army was crafted during the Qin dynasty, in the 3rd century BCE.

In this episode of Silk Road Adventures, we explore how Bukhara’s ancient water systems still shape life today, as a city in the desert adapts to the challenges of climate change.

The Taklamakan Desert, China's largest desert and located in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, was once the central stage for numerous legends along the ancient Silk Road.

The ancient site is shrouded in dust and rocks and silence. Yet, after 4,300 years, one of the world’s oldest cities is no longer lost to history, no longer abandoned.