The luxurious textile that sparked the first global trade network may have been seen as more than just a material object in ancient China ... traces of fabric. Due to its delicacy, silk is ...

Silk fabric, which has its roots in the ancient East and the output and cultivation of very hard-working silk moths, was once traded and prized as one of China's most famous exports, and through ...

where it links up with the rail network in China. The project in Laos has been heavily criticized by opponents of the new Silk Road because of its financing. World Bank figures seem to corroborate ...

cultivation of silk has been an integral branch of Suzhou’s past. Cultivation and trade of the fabric in China as a whole dates back over 5,000 years. Silks were originally reserved for the ...

Waves of Fortune: China's Maritime Silk Road is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...

The Silk Road was also called "Silu" in Chinese. It was a general name for the ancient strategic transportation channel which started from China and passed through Central Asia, West Asia ...

The project is seen as a new Silk Road which, just like the ancient trade route, aims to link China to Europe. Italy's European Union allies and the United States have expressed concern at China's ...

A joint archaeological team formed by China and Uzbekistan has discovered a large number of cultural relics, including silk fragments, coins and a bronze mirror from the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220 ...