How a WhatsApp message inspired William Dalrymple to write 'The Golden Road'
William Dalrymple on ancient India's empire of ideas, and why his latest book 'The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World' could not have been written a decade ago.
Silk Roads at the British Museum and Asian Bronze at the Rijksmuseum — rewriting art history
Two landmark exhibitions reveal how Europe’s big institutions are rethinking their collections for the 21st century ...
Italian trekker embarks on ‘Silk Road journey,’ sharing experiences in China with the world
After more than 850 days, traversing 14 countries across Eurasia, and covering 22,000 kilometers, some have called this ...
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Stir Fried: How the Silk Road created the first Asian food diaspora
Easy-to-transport foods, like noodles and dumplings, were necessities along the trade route The post Stir Fried: How the Silk ...
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From the ancient Silk Road to Paris: The allure of murals
On Sept 18, the Silk Road Danqing – Exhibition of Murals along the Ancient Silk Road opened at the China Cultural Center in ...
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Ross Ulbricht Completes 11 Years Imprisonment – Can Donald Trump 'Save' The Silk Road Founder?
Ulbricht is serving double life sentences for his creation and operation of the Silk Road dark web platform Trump said Wednesday that he will 'save' Ulbricht, reaffirming his May promise that he ...
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New TV series highlights legendary stretch on ancient Silk Road
[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] From undulating sand dunes to rugged mountain ranges and ancient castles, Dahaidao — a 500-kilometer-long legendary route on the ancient Silk Road — has ...
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The ultimate adventure along the Silk Road
Equally important is the mythic legacy. We invoke the Silk Road when we talk of Marco Polo and Kubla Khan, of East and West, of modern-day China. In a globalised, interconnected world, it has the ...
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DOE unveils nuclear energy road map
THE Department of Energy (DOE) reported on Wednesday that it unveiled its Nuclear Energy Roadmap at the 68th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference (GC) in Vienna, Austria ...
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Silk Roads at British Museum
the Silk Road has captivated the romantic imagination. It is often romanticised as a mystical corridor where explorers like Marco Polo journeyed through deserts, mountains and ancient cities ...
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British Museum unveils vast network of the Silk Roads
Perhaps surprisingly, this omits Marco Polo who - at least in the West - is a name associated with travels along the Silk Road in the 13th century. The exhibition cuts off at 1000 AD because at ...
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British Museum explores 'Silk Roads' trade routes in new exhibition
LONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A new exhibition exploring the vast network of the Silk Road trade routes opens at the British Museum in London this week. Showcasing a range of artefacts including ...