The Silk Road wasn’t a single road, but a vast network of land and sea trade routes connecting China to the Mediterranean. This video unpacks how goods, ideas, religions, and even diseases moved ...

Few trade routes in history have had as big an impact on the course of the world's development as the Silk Road. One of the longest, most enduring and famous roads did much more than transport silk ...

Marco Polo, the famed Venetian merchant and explorer, journeyed from Europe to Asia in the 13th century via the Silk Road.

Follow his route along the Silk Road, through the Middle East, Central Asia, and into the vast Mongol Empire under Kublai KhanDiscover the challenges Polo faced, the cultures he encountered, and ...

They uncovered a surprising story: that pasta comes from noodles brought back to Italy by Marco Polo in the 13th century. Jen Lin-Liu, author of the book 'On the Noodle Road', doesn't believe this ...

Divided into six parts, the exhibition retraces the thrilling expedition of Polo and his fellow explorers along what later became known as the Silk Road through their own perspectives, presenting ...

For dramatic mountain views, historical monasteries, Silk Road outposts, nature spots, and plenty of wine, head to this country in the Caucasus Mountains.

When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the ...

Dandan-Oilik was once a thriving complex packed with Buddhist temples in the Taklimakan desert. What do we know now about this abandoned ancient enclave?