Researchers Decode the Genetic Profile of the Sogdians, Reveals the Origins of the Silk Road Merchants A new study by ...

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

A tablet inscribed with 580 characters depicting the life story of Li Chonghui has recently been found in a Tang Dynasty ... exchanges along the ancient Silk Road," Shang emphasized.

The Silk Road was also called "Silu" in Chinese ... and Xuan Zang in the Tang Dynasty (618—907 respectively visited India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and dozens of other countries and districts ...

The network of the Silk Road flourished during the Tang Dynasty and products like precious gems, exquisite clothing and spices were exchanged daily. At the height of its popularity, the route ...

Important periods for the Silk Road were the Chinese Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-C.E. 220), the Chinese Tang dynasty (C.E. 618-907), and the Mongol Khanate (13th and 14th centuries). The Mongols, who ...

Turpan used to be an important strategic point on the Silk Road. As early as two thousand ... the Gaochang Kingdom was conquered by the Tang Dynasty, and Turpan again became a frontier town ...

The Silk Road was booming, Buddhism was flourishing ... Its biggest project took place in Cave 85, a Tang dynasty grotto where GCI and academy conservationists worked for eight years devising ...

Ms Angeline Oyang, Community Ambassador for the Art Gallery of NSW, talks about the liberal lifestyle of ladies in the Tang Dynasty. Understand the quirky parts of Aussie life. Get the latest with ...