The road derives its name from the lucrative trade in Chinese silk carried out along its length, with the early origins of the route emerging during the Han Dynasty in 206 BC. This was ...

Old Remains of 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' Reveal Rare Belief That Souls Resided in Teeth The Silk Road, a huge network ...

The trade route originated from the tea-horse trade markets, where Han and Tibetan people exchanged goods. The trade dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) and became more organised during ...

In 202 BC, Liu Bang (256 BC-195 BC) defeated Xiang Yu (232 BC-202 BC) and set up the Western Han imperial court ... he opened the trade route from Gansu Corridor to Central Asian countries.

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...